08 Sep 2009
Top pension funds back to 2006 levels
Total assets of the world's largest 300 pension funds fell by 13 per cent in 2008 to USD10.4trn, down by around USD1.5trn from last year's…
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Vam Funds appoints distributor for the Far East
Vam Funds has appointed Triple A Partners as its sole representative in the Far East to promote and support Vam Funds in the region. Vam…
07 Sep 2009
Inalytics and GLG examine what makes a manager skilful
Inalytics, a manager evaluation firm, has released a whitepaper containing an analysis of where managers are strong or weak and where the…
Forex.com adds spot gold and silver contracts to MetaTrader 4
Gain Capital Holdings' Forex.com UK subsidiary has added spot metals to its MetaTrader 4 platform. Gain Capital Holdings' Forex.com UK…
St Helens Capital rebrands as Lanterne Strategic Investors
Sydney-based St Helens Capital, which has run Australian long/short equity hedge fund strategy programmes since January 2002, has rebranded…
Funds of funds industry shrinks by USD95bn in first half
The funds of hedge funds industry shrank a further 13.5 per cent in the first half of 2009, with the previous freefall broken by relatively…
Energy leads S&P GSCI lower in August
The S&P GSCI declined 2.37 per cent in August led by weakness in the energy sector, according to Standard & Poor's. The S&P…
Och-Ziff close to earning performance fees again
Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff is set to start earning performance fees again across its USD21.7bn of funds.Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff is set…
04 Sep 2009
NYSE Euronext trading volumes rebound in August
Trading volumes for NYSE Euronext's global cash equities and derivatives exchanges rebounded in August with European cash and derivatives…
Credit Suisse AIR indices return positive performances in August
Long/short equity hedge funds returned a positive performance in August mainly as a result of the continued uptrend in equity markets,…
Comment: They're back!
So the leveraged buyout market isn't dead after all.So the leveraged buyout market isn't dead after all. Not only did eBay manage to obtain…
Volumes in European repo market are stabilizing, survey shows
The size of the European repo market was EUR4,868bn in June 2009, representing a small increase of 5.1 per cent from December 2008 and an…
03 Sep 2009
Climate Change Capital to manage Russell Investments fund
Climate Change Capital has been appointed to manage a climate change fund for Russell Investments, the global investment company. Climate…
Alsis Latin America Fund returns 33.3 per cent in Q2
The Alsis Latin America Fund returned 33.4 per cent per annum during the second quarter, according to an update from the investment…
BNP Paribas acquires 49.96 per cent of Crédit Agricole's Fund Channel
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has joined forces with Crédit Agricole Asset Management to create a European provider of fund distribution…
