29 Apr 2009
Comment: Will airline stocks prove pearls after swine flu?
With extremely low valuations that are getting further battered by news - and rumours - about swine flu, airline companies are probably in…
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OTC derivatives market needs global central counterparties, says City of London report
The over the counter derivatives market is a global market and needs global central counterparties, according to a report from Bourse…
Polar Capital voices concerns over proliferation of new funds under Ucits III
Potential investors must try to understand individual funds and the pedigree of investment managers following the proliferation of new…
28 Apr 2009
Alter Domus opens office in Guernsey
Alter Domus, a Luxembourg-headquartered provider of outsourced administration services, has opened an office in Guernsey. Alter Domus, a…
Trustee announces winning bid for Madoff market-maker business
Irving H. Picard, the trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cIrving H. Picard, the trustee for the…
Yorkville Advisors launches Asia Pacific head office in Hong Kong
Yorkville Advisors HK, a wholly owned sub-adviser to the US-based Yorkville Advisors, has officially launched its Asia Pacific head office…
Financial shares largely unaffected by short-selling ban, says Edhec study
A study of short-selling activities by Edhec finance professor Abraham Lioui has called into question both the reasons for the decision to…
LME celebrates first anniversary of steel trading
The London Metal Exchange's steel billet contracts have traded 49 per cent more volume than that of aluminium during its first year,…
Comment: Madoff still causing a stir
Four months after Bernard Madoff admitted to defrauding thousands of investors of an amount that, including non-existent profits, could…
Herald Fund Services contracts with Pacific Fund Systems for PFS-Paxus
The Herald Group has announced the selection of PFS-Paxus as its core infrastructure system for its recently established fund…
27 Apr 2009
Sabre's Style Arbitrage Fund performance shows benefits of daily rebalancing, say principals
Performance amongst quantitative equity managers has been somewhat mixed so far this year, but the upbeat results of Sabre Fund…
Comment: Private equity leader TPG grapples with tough times
TPG, the firm formerly known as Texas Pacific Group, has overtaken the Carlyle Group to become the largest private equity group in the…
Alpstar announces partnership for debt restructuring in Spain
Alpstar, a European credit fund specialist, has announced a partnership with Ahorro Corporacion Financiera, the financial services group of…
Merlin launches institutional sales group
Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage services and technology provider for hedge funds, funds of funds and long-only managers, has announced…
24 Apr 2009
Bridgewater takes over from JPMorgan as world's biggest hedge fund manager, says report
Bridgewater Associates has claimed the title of the world's biggest hedge fund manager, surging ahead of JPMorgan Asset Management,…
