14 Aug 2009
Rally in ASX200 boosts high conviction equity based managers
July's sharp rally in the ASX200 and the S&P 500 provided a welcome boost for high conviction equity based managers in Australian Fund…
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TD Waterhouse acquires OMX Securities
TD Waterhouse Investor Services (Europe), a UK-based share dealing service provider, is acquiring 100 per cent of the share capital of OMX…
CIBC's fixed income, currencies and distribution activities move to Hong Kong
CIBC's fixed income, currencies and distribution activities in Singapore are relocating to a new office in Hong Kong from 17 August. CIBC's…
Comment: Light at the end of property's tunnel?
Whisper it softly, but analysts are starting to wonder whether green shoots may be coming into view in the property markets that played a…
Thames River and Nevsky add offshore funds to EMX Message System
Thames River and Nevsky Capital have added Traditional Funds, an offshore Ucits III range of funds, to the EMX Message System, which went…
Blackstone to offer senior notes
The Blackstone Group intends to offer senior notes of Blackstone Holdings Finance, its indirect subsidiary. The Blackstone Group intends to…
Hedge funds up 12 per cent year-to-date, says Eurekahedge
Early reporting funds suggest another month of healthy returns for hedge funds, with the composite Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 2.1 per…
13 Aug 2009
Investment professionals form Bienville Capital Management
A group of investment professionals has launched Bienville Capital Management, a New York City-based investment firm providing investment…
Harcourt AUM totals USD3.9bn in first half
Harcourt Investment Consulting, the Switzerland-based global alternative investment solutions provider, says its assets under management…
Chi-X and SGX to launch exchange-backed dark pool in Asia-Pacific
Chi-X Global and Singapore Exchange have signed a heads of terms agreement to develop and launch the first exchange-backed dark pool in the…
Deloitte launches networked enterprise hedge fund model
Deloitte has launched a networked enterprise hedge fund model that offers a framework for the industry to manage risk and remain profitable…
12 Aug 2009
Discounts narrow but hedge fund market still in the balance
The hedge fund market still has some way to go before it returns to historical levels, according to the latest quarterly index from…
Matrix Asia Fund's long-short strategy delivers 53 per cent outperformance
Since its launch on 8 August 2008, the Matrix Asia Fund has outperformed the MSCI Asia Pacific Index by 53 per cent, returning 39.6 per…
BNY Mellon to acquire Insight Investment Management
The Bank of New York Mellon has agreed to acquire Insight Investment Management from Lloyds Banking Group for GBP235m. The Bank of New York…
Hedge funds strategies positive as markets trade in consolidation mode
All hedge fund strategies posted positive performance in July as global stock markets traded in a consolidation mode on better quarterly…
