01 Dec 2009
Blue Sky launches two growth plans
Structured investment specialist Blue Sky Asset Management has launched two growth plans offering core holding and tactical investment…
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Laffitte launches Ucits III equity arbitrage fund
Laffitte Capital Management has launched an arbitrage equity fund using a Ucits III format, called Laffitte Equity Arbitrage.The fund’s…
30 Nov 2009
Daiwa to provide administration services for Belay hedge fund
Daiwa Securities Global Asset Services Ireland has been appointed by Belay Partners London, to provide administration services to its new…
Positive December for equities and hedge funds predicted
Hennessee Group, an adviser to hedge fund investors, believes the equity markets are likely to continue their momentum heading into the end…
Alternative Asset Management launches 100 per cent capital protected fund
Alternative Asset Management has launched the A2M Lion Fund, a multi-strategy fund that combines the non-correlated strengths of both the…
Former Icap brokers launch international advisory firm
Michael Hadjedj and Stephane Mardel, the former global heads of the special situations and merger arbitrage desk at Icap in London, have…
29 Nov 2009
Deutsche Börse connects 100th participant to Proximity services
Deutsche Börse now has 100 Eurex and Xetra participants, vendors and service providers using its two Proximity data centres in…
Firm Economics forms CubeLogic
Consulting and investment company Firm Economics has formed CubeLogic, a firm that combines a major offshore development centre in Brazil…
27 Nov 2009
Comment: After the ice age comes the thaw
Christophe Bernard (pictured), Chief Investment Officer, summarises the key features of Union Bancaire Privée’s outlook for 2010.The…
26 Nov 2009
Comment: Preserving partners’ limited liability in foreign jurisdictions
David Cooke (pictured), a partner in the corporate department of Conyers Dill & Pearman in Bermuda, says that limited partners could…
25 Nov 2009
Comment: The future of managed accounts
While some of the froth surrounding managed accounts is gone, investors have an ever-broadening range of options to choose from, says…
Butterfield Fulcrum and MindTree in technology partnership
Butterfield Fulcrum, an independent alternative fund administration company, has partnered with MindTree, a global IT solutions company, to…
FRM launches Principia for distribution partners
Financial Risk Management, a global fund of hedge funds group, has launched FRM Principia, a new approach to serving distribution partners…
24 Nov 2009
Managed futures struggle after sharp reversals in stock markets
Managed futures struggled in October as stock market trend reversals and a surge of non-directional volatility compromised many trading…
ConvergEx acquires boutique prime brokerage business
ConvergEx, a provider of investment and execution technology solutions to institutional clients, has signed a definitive agreement to…
