13 Oct 2009
South Africa's hedge funds steady in turmoil
The South African hedge fund industry remained stable through the recent market turbulence with assets under management of ZAR29.7bn at 30…
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Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 1.14 per cent in September
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index rose 1.14 per cent in September, bringing year-to-date performance to +5.40 per cent. The top performing…
Eurex to launch futures contract based on Asian index
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is launching an equity index future based on the MSCI Japan on 26 October 2009. The new future…
BrookView launches OTC interest rate swap execution desk
BrookView Capital, a New York-based broker dealer focused on the alternative investment community, has launched an exchange cleared…
12 Oct 2009
Aros Capital launches with long-biased macro fund
Aros Capital Partners, a London-based Anglo Danish independent investment manager, has launched with the introduction of the Aros Paradigm…
Gulfmena Arab Opportunities Fund launched
Gulfmena Investments has launched the Gulfmena Arab Opportunities Fund. This is the first directional absolute return hedge fund focusing…
ITG introduces Raider algorithm in Europe
Investment Technology Group, an agency broker and financial technology firm, has introduced the Raider algorithm to its existing ITG…
Scoach launches index for reverse convertibles
Scoach, the Frankfurt exchange for structured products, has launched the Scoach reverse convertibles index. The index enables investors to…
Publication of 2010 weights for Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index delayed
The publication of the 2010 target weightings for the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index has been delayed pending publication of the 2006…
100 Women in Hedge Funds raise GBP330,000 for children’s educational charities
More than 250 hedge fund industry leaders gathered together to raise nearly GBP250,000 at the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2009 London Charity…
Cartica launches global emerging markets corporate governance fund
Cartica Management has launched the first global emerging markets corporate governance fund. The fund has attracted capital from one of the…
HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index rises by three per cent
Hedge funds posted a broad-based gain in September, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index rising by three per cent, according to…
11 Oct 2009
Burgundy and EMCF introduce CCP services for Nordic region
European Multilateral Clearing Facility and Burgundy, a regional multilateral trading facility, have introduced full mandatory central…
Castlestone launches Ucits III version of global macro fund
Castlestone Management, the alternative New York and London asset manager, has launched a Ucits III-compliant version of its global macro…
J.P. Morgan expands projections and simulations service
J.P. Morgan has made its projections and simulations service available globally. Part of the securities collateral management product,…
