01 May 2009
Primary Insight completes management buyout from JP Morgan
Primary Insight, a business that serves institutional money managers with advice from a global network of industry experts, has…
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Duff & Phelps launches hedge fund operational risk due diligence practice
Duff & Phelps, an independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, is forming an operational risk due diligence practice…
Integrated Asset Management to sell fund of hedge funds business to Sal. Oppenheim
Integrated Asset Management, an Aim-listed alternative investment group, has signed a conditional agreement to sell the majority of its…
Shari'a compliant funds
IntroductionThe rapid growth in the Islamic financial markets, both in terms of institutions and products available over the past 10 years…
30 Apr 2009
Derivatives daily trading volume at 3.8 million contracts, says NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext says that in the first quarter of 2009, European derivatives average daily trading volume was 3.8 million contracts, a…
EVCA fears proposed EU directive will punish middle-market companies
The European Private Equity and Venture Capital has expressed concern that the European Union's Directive on Alternative Investment Fund…
Euroclear completes acquisition of Xtrakter
Euroclear, Xtrakter and the International Capital Market Association have announced the closing of Euroclear's acquisition of Xtrakter, the…
Deutsche Börse adds Daxplus risk trigger indices
Deutsche Börse has added three risk trigger indices to its Daxplus strategy index family. Deutsche Börse has added three risk trigger…
Lyxor Asset Management launches Ucits III funds of hedge funds
Lyxor Asset Management, Société Générale's wholly-owned subsidiary, has launched two Ucits III funds aimed at giving a large audience…
29 Apr 2009
SJ Berwin announces plans to open Dubai office focusing on funds
SJ Berwin has confirmed that it aims to open later this year in Dubai, the firm's first office in the Middle East. SJ Berwin has confirmed…
Elysium Capital launches fund for investors in Eastern Europe
Elysium Capital, a distributor of alternative investment products, has launched a fund offering investors in Eastern Europe the opportunity…
Australian hedge funds return 2.21 per cent in March
Australian hedge funds returned 2.21 per cent in March compared with -1.45 per cent in February, according to a review by Australian Fund…
BlueCrest Capital and Merrill Lynch launch BlueTrend Ucits Fund
BlueCrest Capital Management and Merrill Lynch have announced the launch of the BlueTrend Ucits Fund, a Ucits compliant version of the…
EU Commission sets EUR100m threshold for regulation of alternative investment managers
The European Commission has published its proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers, which aims to create a comprehensive…
Babylon Fund reports March 09 as best month since inception
Babylon Fund, an open-ended investment fund investing in large-cap Iraqi-dependant securities, has announced that March was its best month…
