06 Sep 2010
Westcore Capital to launch managed futures products
Westcore Capital, a brokerage service firm, is set to launch managed futures products and services that will cater to the cash and…
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Dutch hedge funds profit in July
Dutch hedge funds gained an average 0.2 per cent in July, as measured by the Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index, despite their very cautious…
Jersey funds head sees opportunities for mezzanine rebound
Nigel Strachan (pictured), head of business development at Kleinwort Benson’s corporate services business in Jersey and the new chairman of…
05 Sep 2010
Credit Suisse and UBS named share leaders in European equity trading
Credit Suisse and UBS have been named the 2010 Greenwich share leaders in European equity trading, with each firm boasting a market share…
Hedge funds see negative returns in August
Returns for the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index suggest that hedge funds were negatively impacted by broad market sell-offs in…
02 Sep 2010
Investment Services UK launches Jersey-based fund
Investment Services UK, a London-based fixed income specialist focused on emerging markets, has launched a fund seeking enhanced returns…
Global equity manager Javelin Capital is launched
Javelin Capital, an asset manager specialising in global equities, has launched. It is backed by Majedie Investments, which has an initial…
Galtere launches agribusiness private equity strategy
Galtere, a US registered investment manager, has launched an agribusiness private equity strategy that aims to take advantage of a…
01 Sep 2010
Altin net asset value down 0.60 per cent
Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company, has reported a decline in net asset value of 0.60 per cent for the first half of 2010.This…
S&P sees boom in water investing
Ahead of the start of World Water Week on 5 September, research from S&P Indices shows the continued strong performance of…
Kneip acquires fund reporting company Co-Link
Kneip, an independent service provider to the asset management industry, has acquired Co-Link, a specialist in fund reporting technology…
Comment: Brazil appears to be moving to ban foreign farmland ownership
The Brazilian government recently announced an “immediately binding” decision that appears to outlaw all foreign ownership of Brazilian…
31 Aug 2010
SL celebrates second anniversary of Life Plus fund
SL Investment Management, one of the UK’s largest full service life settlement product providers, is celebrating the second anniversary of…
Collard Capital launches global macro fund
Collard Capital is launching a Cayman-domiciled fund, Collard Global Macro Fund, on 1 September. It is managed by Collard Capital…
Only 17 per cent of hedge fund managers bullish on S&P 500
Only 17 per cent of hedge fund managers are bullish on the S&P 500, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund…
