08 Sep 2008
New fund targets opportunities in ABS market
Absolute Return Partners LLP launched its fifth fund, the ARP Private Finance Fund, on 1 September 2008.Absolute Return Partners LLP…
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Merrill Lynch launches new multi-asset strategy certificates
Merrill Lynch has launched new certificates linked to MAST (Multi Asset Strategy), a rules-based, multi-asset strategy developed by Merrill…
James Singh joins Gottex
James Singh has joined Gottex Fund Management Holdings Limited (Gottex) as Deputy Head of its Asian Business.<span style="/>James…
Gosal returns to Jefferies Putnam Lovell banking team
Karamvir Gosal has rejoined New York-based Jefferies Putnam Lovell, the investment banking group of Jefferies & Company, Inc as…
Comment: Competition intensifies as Switzerland plans hedge fund tax break
Top hedge fund jurisdictions like London and New York have just got a reality check.Top hedge fund jurisdictions like London and New York…
Coast expands international marketing efforts
To serve a growing global base of institutional and high-net-worth investors, Santa Monica-California Coast Asset Management, LLC, a…
07 Sep 2008
Poerink launches new private equity firm backed by LJH
LJH Global Investments has backed the launch of LJH Linley Capital, LLC (Linley Capital), a new private equity firm headed by John R Jonge…
Hall Capital Partners appoints Rick Grand-Jean as Director of Business Development, US Eastern Region
San Francisco-based Hall Capital Partners LLC, an independent investment advisor overseeing USD 22 billion in global multi-asset class…
05 Sep 2008
Monthly novation of CDS trades to exceed USD 45.2 trillion by 2010
Eighteen years after the credit default swap (CDS) was created to help firms hedge against the risk of default of a given asset, TABB Group…
UK M&A market contracts by a quarter with opportunism increasingly likely to drive transactions, says Freshfields
The latest data on UK M&A published today by the Office of National Statistics demonstrates the effects of the credit crunch on the…
RBC Capital Markets snaps up Bear Stearns team
RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada today announced that it has hired 11 bankers from…
04 Sep 2008
Celent reports 'formidable challenges' for hedge fund administrators
With the hedge fund industry undergoing seismic shifts, fund administrators are faced with a formidable set of business and operational…
Summit Partners boosts Boston and London teams
Summit Partners, the private equity and venture capital firm that has raised more than USD 11 billion since its inception, has appointed…
Former Coutts and Ward Consultancy specialists join HFM Columbus
HFM Columbus, the UK wealth manager, has appointed two high profile private client financial consultants to work out of its central London…
Comment: More consolidation and start-ups in hedge fund administration
Consolidation in the hedge funds administration industry has been picking up pace in the last two years.Consolidation in the hedge funds…
