30 Jan 2009
Eurex lowers first-year transaction and connection fees to attract new members
The international derivatives exchange Eurex has announced that it is to launch an enhanced incentive programme to acquire new…
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29 Jan 2009
Netherlands' Finles targets "recession-beating" hedge fund strategies
Investors should beware of the 'super bears' forecasting a 1930s-type global depression and position themselves for economic recovery in…
Hasley Investment Management targets caravan parks with "best ideas" fund
A sub-fund to the Elite Hasley Investment Funds OEIC, the Elite Hasley Best Ideas Portfolio, is to be launched by Hasley Investment…
Comment: Can Davos save the world?
The World Economic Forum, which in past years featured glitzy receptions and boasted an attendee list including high-flying hedge fund…
Frontier Capital to launch onshore version of multi-asset investment strategy
Frontier Capital Management has launched a UK-authorised version of its Multi Asset Platform funds, designed to allow IFAs, family offices…
28 Jan 2009
SVM to launch Absolute Return Fund to address market uncertainty
Edinburgh-based independent fund management group SVM Asset Management believes that the 2009 stock market environment could continue to…
UK "offers greatest European distressed debt market opportunities in 2009"
More than a quarter of the hedge fund managers, long-only investors and prop desk traders interviewed for Debtwire's annual distressed debt…
Santander offers compensation to individual investors for Madoff losses
Spain's Santander Group has decided to offer compensation to its private banking clients who were invested in the Optimal Strategic US…
Interactive Data offers Dubai market data via PlusFeed
Interactive Data Corporation, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related services, has announced that its real-time…
Quadriserv and Eurex Clearing to offer central counterparty services
Quadriserv, a North American provider of securities lending services, and European clearing house Eurex Clearing have announced they are…
27 Jan 2009
Taylor Fund posts 11 per cent increase for December and fourth quarter of 2008
Chicago-based Taylor Asset Management has announced that the multistrategy Taylor Fund, launched in October, achieved an 11.13 per cent…
Liontrust European Long/Short Fund gains UK distributor status
Liontrust has gained distributor status in the UK for the Liontrust European Long/Short Fund.Liontrust has gained distributor status in the…
Fidessa group expands in Middle East with Bahrain office
Fidessa group, provider of the Fidessa and Fidessa LatentZero trading, compliance and global connectivity solutions for the sell-side and…
SW1 Capital invests in PCE Investors
Private investment firm SW1 Capital has taken a stake in PCE Investors, an alternative investment manager with more than USD1.5bn in…
Areca Investment Management launches fixed income and credit fund of hedge funds
Areca Investment Management has launched the Areca Value Discovery Fund, a specialised fund of hedge funds dedicated to capture investment…