17 Jul 2009
Comment: The impact of a distressed economic environment on private equity investments
Philip Millward, head of the private equity group in Walkers' Hong Kong office, outlines the various options available to private equity…
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Few absolute return managers hitting Libor targets, says S&P
Absolute return fund managers have had a difficult 12 months, with very few hitting their performance targets over Libor, according to…
16 Jul 2009
RBC Hedge 250 returns 0.33 per cent in June
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of 0.33 per cent in June, bringing the year-to-date return of the index to 10.72 per cent,…
Majority of CDS products will never be centrally cleared, says Tabb
The majority of credit default swaps products, which are blamed for adding significant systemic risk to the global financial markets, will…
Altin launches share buyback programme
Swiss alternative investment company Altin is launching a share buyback programme for the purpose of a capital reduction. Swiss alternative…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 0.43 per cent in June
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is confirmed up 0.43 per cent in June, taking year-to-date gains to 7.18…
Investors head for cover as falling equities test nerves
Investors have responded to a fall in world equity markets by scaling back their risk taking and returning to recession-proof stocks,…
Janus offers common stock and convertible senior notes
Janus Capital Group has commenced a public offering of USD150m of its common stock and USD150m principal amount of convertible senior notes…
15 Jul 2009
Lehman Brothers scheme to return trust assets
The administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) have made an application to the High Court in connection with a scheme of…
Assured Fund secures distributor status
Assured Fund, a traded life settlement fund managed by Policy Selection, has been granted distributor status by HM Revenue &…
LaCrosse to provide administration to Noctua's Alto Global Fund
LaCrosse Global Fund Services has been selected to provide fund administration services to Noctua Asset Management and its new Alto Global…
RWC Partners to launch US absolute alpha fund
RWC Partners will launch a Ucits III equity long short fund, named RWC US Absolute Alpha, in October 2009 pending approval from the CSSF in…
Quintillion to provide administration services for Aspect funds
Quintillion, a third party fund administration company, has been chosen to provide administration services to the investment funds managed…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 0.45 per cent in June
Hedge funds gained 0.45 per cent in June, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.Hedge funds gained 0.45 per…
GlobalBridge selects Pelorus for hedge fund due diligence
GlobalBridge, a Minneapolis-based provider of separately managed accounts for trust banks and wealth advisers, has selected Pelorus…
