26 Aug 2008
New opportunities for administrators as appeal of regulated funds grows
With the global financial markets remaining fragile, it is still unclear to what extent the secondary effects of the credit crunch will…
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Hedge funds' power play yields dividends
The ongoing market volatility has copper-fastened the hedge funds' outlook towards power and energy stocks, which seems to be in the…
State Street launches OTC derivatives servicing platform
State Street Corporation has launched of an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives servicing platform called the OTC…
ETF's continue to impress
In the first half of 2008 the Deborah Fuhr and Shane Kelly report takes note of some astounding differences in the use of European…
25 Aug 2008
Regulatory paranoia means hedge fund claustrophobia
Wasn't it Elvis Presley who sang, "We can't go on together with suspicious minds?" Perhaps management at the US Securities and Exchange…
Indicus Advisors sells stake to Cinven
Global law firm White Case LLP has advised Indicus Advisors, an alternative investment manager focusing on European leveraged finance and…
22 Aug 2008
Martin Asset Management to offer hedge fund replication strategy through ETFs
Tarzana, California-based alternative investment boutique Martin Asset Management has launched investment strategies based on…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Investors stuck with plummeting SRM fund
Strategic Risk Management, the Monaco-based hedge fund manager headed by Jon Wood that spun out of UBS two years ago, has reportedly seen…
Apollo Real Estate Advisors boosts capital for US debt fund
Apollo Real Estate Advisors has raised additional capital for its debt investment fund, Apollo Real Estate Finance, boosting the overall…
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news - 22.08.08
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good, they say, and that's certainly the case for hedge fund manages.It's an ill wind that blows…
21 Aug 2008
Hedgeweek Comment: Private equity and hedge funds could make beeline for BAA
The UK's biggest airport operator BAA may have to sell three of its seven airports in its home market (it also owns the airport at Naples…
20 Aug 2008
MTM Capital Partners and US environmental agency co-operate on coal mine methane
MTM Capital Partners, a UK investment manager that invests in the efficient and safe use of resources and the reduction of…
CFTC approves four Eurex futures on German and Swiss benchmark indices for US market
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved trading for the US market in four Eurex futures products offering exposure to the SLI…
SLI's Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund passes GBP500m
Standard Life Investments has announced that its Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund, launched in June 2006, has passed the milestone of…
19 Aug 2008
Phoenix Funds Services recruits Gerard Quirke from Hermes
Phoenix Fund Services, a provider of offshore and onshore traditional and alternative fund administration services with offices in the UK…
