13 May 2009
Blue Ink acquires 100 per cent stake in Legae Capital
Blue Ink Investments, a South Africa-based fund of hedge funds manager, has acquired full ownership of Legae Capital, following its…
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12 May 2009
GLG Partners reports GAAP net loss of USD120.3m
GLG Partners, the US-listed asset manager, has reported a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of USD120.3m for the quarter…
GLG Partners announces amended credit agreement
GLG Partners, the US-listed asset manager, has reached an agreement with its senior lenders to amend its credit agreement. GLG Partners,…
Prime brokerage veteran joins Concept Capital
Concept Capital, an institutional broker and total solutions provider for global investment managers, has announced that Rob Davis has…
11 May 2009
Turner launches Spectrum Fund
Investment manager Turner Investment Partners has announced the launch of the Turner Spectrum Fund, a no-load, open-end mutual fund that…
Cogent Partners to launch hedge fund advisory business
Cogent Partners, an investment bank focused on alternative assets, has announced the launch of a new hedge fund advisory business and the…
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions to administer Sandalwood Securities FoHF
Sandalwood Securities, a New Jersey-based alterative investment manager and broker dealer, has announced that it has retained Fortis Prime…
Deutsche Börse expands European Directors' Dealings service
Deutsche Börse is expanding its European Directors' Dealings data service to include seven more countries. Deutsche Börse is expanding its…
Investors and managers refocus on implications of risk
For years hedge fund managers have been routinely describing their goal - indeed, their promise to investors - as achieving 'above-average…
Offloading the risk management headache
Up to around a decade ago, risk management solutions were extremely expensive and available only to the largest financial institutions such…
Traumatic year turns focus to the fat tail
After a traumatic year for alternative fund managers and their investors in 2008, the hedge fund industry is having to take risk…
Service providers see opportunities as industry grapples with downturn
The evident risk management failings laid bare by the hedge fund industry's troubled performance over the past year are opening up a wide…
Due diligence in a dangerous world
Due diligence is a concept that has been around for a long time, but its profile has risen significantly over the past…
Advent International acquires 30 per cent of central depository
Advent International, the global private equity firm, has acquired 30 per cent of CETIP - Balcao Organizado de Ativos e Derivativos, the…
SkyBridge Capital invests in WyeTree Asset Management
SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, has committed to invest in WyeTree Asset…
