12 Mar 2009
Global Investment House approves new organisational structure
Kuwait-based investment manager and brokerage firm Global Investment House has announced the new organisation structure that was approved…
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Del Mar Asset Management to launch liquid Index Opportunities Fund
Del Mar Asset Management has announced plans to launch the Index Opportunities Fund, a carve-out of a strategy that is currently part of…
11 Mar 2009
First hedge fund ETF and Russell 2000 Index fund launched on XTF
Deutsche Börse has expanded its XTF segment offering for exchange listed index funds with the admission to trading of two new ETFs on the…
Institutional investors and IFAs "plan increased exposure to traded life policies"
More than three-quarters of institutional and IFA investors in traded life policies will be increasing their exposure to the asset class…
Alternatives drive USD4.2bn in new UK mandates for JP Morgan Asset Management
JP Morgan Asset Management has announced that during 2008 its UK institutional business received over USD4.2bn in new assets. JP Morgan…
Counterparty changes in new cat bonds a credit positive, says Fitch
Qualified investment guidelines and swap counterparty structures contained in recent catastrophe bond transactions are positive changes…
Comment: Could the Middle East be private equity's new playground?
The days of highly-leveraged private equity megadeals belong in the past and those that are still getting off the ground tend to be fairly…
Foreign land and property investment free outsourced deal flow - client pays full due diligence pack
International property developers are using the London-based International Development Registry (IDR) to reinforce their property and land…
Investment managers "lack sufficient knowledge to manage risk optimally"
Current practice in the investment industry fails to draw on widely-published and freely-available techniques in portfolio management…
10 Mar 2009
Economy "will put greater value on large, stable hedge funds"
The uncertain economic climate will place a greater value on larger, more stable hedge funds in 2009, according to the hedge fund group at…
Credit Suisse/Tremont index to finish down 0.45 per cent for February
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish down 0.45 per cent in February.Early estimates indicate the…
Comment: Evolving fair value standards for limited partners
New accounting guidelines assist limited partners in measuring the fair value of interests in alternative…
Comment: The Midas touch
In an implicit challenge to the strategy of monetary expansion being deployed by central banks, some hedge funds are now buying gold.In an…
Law firm Lussan announces opening of Luxembourg office
Investment law firm Lussan, an affiliate of the hedge fund consultancy group Laven Partners, has continued its expansion with the opening…
09 Mar 2009
Jersey confident it will escape tax haven crackdown
Jersey remains confident it will not be included in any crackdown on offshore jurisdictions by the G20 nations, according to Geoff Cook,…
