24 Sep 2008
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Comment: Salus Alpha Financial Services GmbH: "The US government will become one of the biggest asset managers on the globe"
Vienna-based Salus Alpha questions the wisdom of recent intervention by US regulators in this no-holds-barred analysis of the impact of…
Comment: McCreevy needs support to avoid totalitarianism in financial markets
EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy is in a tough spot.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cEU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie…
Duet expands and launches distressed funds with new hires
Duet Group, the London-based alternative asset management firm, has significantly boosted its strength with a number of senior hires mostly…
Citco Group to create 400 new jobs in Singapore
Hedge fund administrator Citco Group is making a major new commitment in the Far East with the opening of new offices in the Changi…
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild S.A., Geneva and Standard Chartered agree to collaborate on alternative investment funds
The shareholders of three Standard Chartered funds of hedge funds within the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) platform have been invited…
GLG update on prime broker/counterparty exposure to Lehman
GLG Partners Inc continues to believe that the overall exposure of the GLG Funds and its other clients' exposure to Lehman Brothers…
Global Systematic Fund performs strongly amid market turmoil, says Laven Partners
London-based investment management consultancy Laven Partners has announced that the Laven Funds Global Systematic ST SPC Fund, a…
23 Sep 2008
Offshoring in South Africa
A decade ago when Maitland (then FinSource) first explored the possibility of selling services into Europe, we were confronted with the…
South Africa funds industry emerges strong
For an emerging market, South Africa's hedge fund industry is already well developed and sophisticated.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cFor an…
Teamwork key in uncertain times
Recently, hedge funds have been reporting mixed results.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cRecently, hedge funds have been reporting mixed…
19 Sep 2008
SEC joins UK in halting short selling of financial stocks
The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting in concert with the Financial Services Authority in the UK, has taken temporary emergency…
Third Arch Africa Fund aims to capitalise upon 'lion economies'
The Arch Africa Private Markets Focus IC fund, established by Arch Financial Products to capitalise on the increasing strength of the…
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Samena Capital launched to seize investment opportunities in Middle East and Asia
Samena Capital has been launched by entrepreneurs from the Indian subcontinent, other parts of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa to…
