15 Apr 2010
Convergex completes integration of NorthPoint
Convergex Group, a provider of investment technologies and execution solutions to institutional clients, has completed the integration of…
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Australian hedge funds up 3.03 per cent in March
Australian hedge funds rose by an estimated 3.03 per cent in March, taking the year-to-date performance to 1.72 per cent, according to…
Art market prices set to appreciate by 40 per cent
Castlestone anticipates a 40 per cent rise in art prices to be realised over the next 24 months, as the art market continues to pick up…
14 Apr 2010
Hedge funds rise in March on positive US economic data
Over March all hedge fund strategies except equity market neutral (-0.02 per cent), fixed income arbitrage (-0.10 per cent) and option…
SkyBridge to acquire Citi's fund of hedge funds business
SkyBridge Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the fund of hedge funds, hedge fund seeding and hedge fund advisory…
Hedge funds reach new peak in March
March 2010 was the best month in the last ten for hedge funds and pushed the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Index to a new peak, surpassing the…
Conifer completes corporate reorganisation
The Conifer Group has completed a corporate reorganisation that results in a separation of the broker/dealer and fund administration…
Wexford outsources fund administration to SS&C Fund Services
Registered investment adviser Wexford Capital has outsourced fund administration to SS&C Fund Services, an independent fund…
NYSE Liffe to launch malting barley futures and options
NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, is launching malting barley futures and options on 10 May 2010.The NYSE…
Risk appetite rising as belief in Goldilocks recovery takes hold
Investors are demonstrating growing belief in a robust global recovery and have painted a picture of an ideal investment environment,…
13 Apr 2010
Hedge funds post inflow of USD16.6bn in February
The hedge fund industry posted an estimated inflow of USD16.6bn, or 1.1 per cent of assets, in February 2010, according to TrimTabs…
Green Oak Capital joins Peregrine
Peregrine Financial Services, a provider of wealth and asset management solutions, has purchased 50 per cent of South Africa-based Green…
Kenmar UK and Signature Advisors open for business
As a result of Kenmar Global Investment Management (UK) being authorised to conduct investment business by the UK Financial Services…
Future Capital CEO in global warming awareness expedition
Tim Levy, chief executive of Future Capital Partners, is involved in a expedition through the Northwest Passage to raise awareness of…
12 Apr 2010
Sciens acquires managed account platform from Partners Group
Partners Group Fund Services has sold 100 per cent of its stock to Sciens Fund of Funds Management in a cash and earn-out…
