01 Sep 2009
Redomiciliation of investment funds into Malta
Regulations issued at the end of 2002 permitting the redomiciliation of companies into and out of Malta have had the effect of prompting a…
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Third Avenue launches Focused Credit Fund
Third Avenue Management, the investment adviser to the Third Avenue Funds, has launched the Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund. Third Avenue…
Dutch hedge funds gain 0.41 per cent in July
Dutch hedge funds gained an average 0.41 per cent in July, as measured by the Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index. Dutch hedge funds gained…
31 Aug 2009
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index up 3.24 per cent year-to-date
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor's hedge fund platform, has risen 3.24 per cent since the beginning of…
28 Aug 2009
Comment: Investing for recovery? Choose Europe over the US
Andrew Williamson-Jones, manager of the BlackRock Global Equity Fund, explains why he believes European stocks are likely to fare better…
27 Aug 2009
Third tranche of Nomura Culross Alpha Notes planned for September
A third tranche of Nomura Culross Alpha Notes is anticipated for London Stock Exchange listing at the end of September, only five months…
26 Aug 2009
Growth accelerates in emerging markets hedge funds
Hedge funds investing in emerging markets far outpaced the average performance in the broad hedge fund universe in the second quarter of…
Insurance instruments provide diversity for investors, says Watson Wyatt
Watson Wyatt is advising some of its clients to consider incorporating a portfolio of insurance-linked instruments in their return-seeking…
Hedge against rising inflation expectations, says Barclays Wealth
Barclays Wealth says actual or realised inflation will not be a problem, but rising inflation expectations could pose a threat to…
Investor confidence index rises by 3.5 points in August
State Street's Global Investor Confidence Index rose by 3.5 points to 122.9 in August from July's level of 119.4. State Street's Global…
USS appoints UBS for hedge fund of funds administration services
The Universities Superannuation Scheme, the UK's second largest pension fund, has appointed UBS Global Asset Management - Fund Services to…
25 Aug 2009
Attend the 5th Annual London Hedge Fund Summit for free
Today's market environment continues to force hedge fund managers to keep a close eye on profitability and…
Expansion to drive asset management M&A activity
With the capital markets recovering and investor fears receding, financial services M&A activity over the next 12 months will be…
Gain Capital's Forex.com adds oil trading
Gain Capital's its Forex.com UK division has added brent crude oil to its ForexTrader platform, enabling clients to trade oil alongside…
24 Aug 2009
FSA and CFTC to enhance surveillance of oil markets
The UK Financial Services Authority and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission have taken steps to strengthen cross border supervision of…
