03 Jul 2008
Comment: Cracks in the façade - risk management transactions of hedge fund managers
Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney, certified public accountant and international tax editor with the Thomson Reuters Corporation…
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01 Jul 2008
Hedgeweek Comment: Better times ahead
Sovereign wealth funds are increasingly seeking out investment opportunities with UK hedge funds, a trend that might signal better times…
Institutions still committed to hedge funds despite falling returns, says report
Last year's downturn in hedge fund performance has not caused institutions to shift their thinking with regard to their hedge fund…
Conative Capital Management launches first hedge fund
New York-based Conative Capital Management has launched its first hedge fund, CCM Partners Fund, which will make fundamentally-driven,…
27 Jun 2008
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news
The credit crunch and its continuing repercussions are causing pain to many managers and investors but not, it seems, to litigators.The…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Interest rate surprise threatens new hedge fund losses
Hedge funds and investment banks may have suffered fresh losses of up to USD5bn over the past month alone on exotic interest rate options,…
Aspect Capital opens office in Hong Kong
Systematic London-based investment manager Aspect Capital has announced the expansion of its global presence with the opening of a new…
26 Jun 2008
Alternative investment firms seek sell-side technology to support fund growth, says report
A new category of software vendor that has traditionally targeted the sell-side is moving into the alternative investments space,…
23 Jun 2008
Odey Asset Management targets private investors with Guernsey fund of funds operation
Odey Asset Management has established a wealth management operation in Guernsey to provide investment services and discretionary advice to…
GLG Partners appoints Fabrice Bay as portfolio manager
GLG Partners has announced that Fabrice Bay, who has significant experience in managing global long-only and 130/30 portfolios, is to join…
Hedge fund launches continue to slow as liquidations rise, says HFR
Volatile financial markets and credit concerns contributed to the smallest quarterly number of new hedge fund launches since 2000 in the…
20 Jun 2008
Gaim International, the annual get-together of the global hedge fund industry, took place in Monaco this week against a backdrop of…
Comment: Is Chapter 15 now a closed book for hedge funds?
Jeremy Walton, a partner in the litigation practice group at international law firm Appleby and head of the firm's fund disputes team, says…
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority seeds Shariah-compliant hedge funds
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of UK-based Barclays Bank, and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority, an agency of…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Bear Stearns hedge fund managers arrested on securities fraud charges
Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the former managers of the now-defunct Bear Stearns High Grade Structured Credit hedge funds, have been…
