19 Mar 2009
Stock markets register double-digit negative performance for February
Stock markets remained severely depressed and registered double-digit negative performance (-10.65 per cent) in a context of very high…
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Aquiline Capital Partners invests in HedgeServ Holdings
Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services, has made an investment in HedgeServ…
18 Mar 2009
Corazon Capital launches Managed Income Service
Corazon Capital, the Channel Islands and Geneva based independent investment manager, has announced the launch of the Managed Income…
Record number of hedge funds liquidated in 2008
Hedge fund industry consolidation continued through the end of 2008, with a record number of hedge funds liquidating in the fourth quarter,…
BlueMountain Capital Management launches long-only corporate loan fund
BlueMountain Capital Management has launched the Blue Mountain Corporate Loan Fund which began trading on 16 March 2009. BlueMountain…
LME steel billet contracts gain momentum
Turnover since the launch of the London Metal Exchange's billet contracts in February 2008 now totals 1.3 million tonnes, or USD679m, with…
Hedge funds down 1.42 per cent in February
Hedge funds lost 1.42 per cent in February according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is now down 1.56…
Silver poised to outperform gold
The Hennessee Group, an adviser to hedge fund investors, believes silver is currently under-priced relative to gold and is therefore…
17 Mar 2009
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index down 0.88 per cent in February
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was down 0.88 per cent in February, according to Oliver Schupp, president…
Hedge Fund Research launches 38 HFRX indices
Hedge Fund Research has announced the launch of 38 new HFRX indices, enhancing the existing offering with indices for new sub-strategies,…
TriAlpha launches corporate bond fund ahead of ACP merger
TriAlpha Investment Advisors, soon to complete a merger with ACP Partners, has launched a corporate bond fund, the ACP TriAlpha Global…
Ireland a fund gateway to the world, says Kinetic Partners
Ireland has grown in popularity as the international fund centre of choice, with increased distribution capabilities and expertise in…
Maitland opens office in Malta
Maitland, an international wealth and professional services firm, has opened its thirteenth worldwide office in Malta.…
Comment: Private equity investors write off Setanta stakes
Setanta, the only real competition to the UK's undisputed pay-TV champion BSkyB, has seen its private equity backers write off the value of…
Singapore's 3 Degrees to launch Asian credit opportunities fund
Singapore-based 3 Degrees Asset Management is planning to launch ADF Prime, a credit opportunities fund that will invest primarily in the…
