22 May 2008
Outsourcing model boosts Jersey's property role
The Channel Islands' history as a popular domicile for property funds, especially those investing in UK property, stretches back over three…
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20 May 2008
GLG Partners awarded USD3bn 130/30 asset management mandate by Banca Fideuram
New York-listed alternative asset manager GLG Partners has been awarded a new mandate from the asset management division of Banca Fideuram,…
Credit Suisse announces launch of Long/Short Equity Replication Index
Credit Suisse has launched the Long/Short Equity Replication Index, the first in a planned suite of alternative index replication products…
Hedgeweek Comment: Meissen auction illustrates expansion of alternative investment universe
When jittery stock markets and uncertainty get in the way of traditional investment, alternatives are considered a viable investment…
19 May 2008
Gulf investors tap into Jersey's expertise
Given Jersey's longstanding experience in creating and servicing property investment structures, it is little surprise that the…
18 May 2008
Study says Jersey finance industry must step up promotional efforts
Jersey needs to boost its efforts to raise its international profile and to enhance the skills and experience of its workforce, according…
16 May 2008
Alps acquires hedge fund administrator Price Meadows
Denver-based Alps Fund Services has acquired Price Meadows, a hedge fund administrator based in Bellevue, Washington with more than USD6bn…
Proactive approach key to Jersey's property fund growth
With regulated real estate entities accounting for more than GBP30bn of its GBP246bn fund industry at the end of last year, Jersey is…
Credit crunch fails to dent real estate investment sector
With its biggest market, the UK commercial property sector, in the doldrums for more than a year and the credit crunch casting a baleful…
Island builds on UK property advantage
Jersey's dominant role in the structuring of property funds for UK promoters is widely associated with the tax advantages it offered at one…
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news
The effects of the credit crunch and a generally harsher economic climate are driving various trends in the alternative investment…
Are fund managers' client reporting systems up to scratch?
Client expectations of their wealth managers have changed significantly over the past decade, with the industry adapting product and…
SkyBridge Capital unveils global hedge fund seeding platform with Australia's Challenger
New York-based SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, and Australia's Challenger Financial…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Martello fails to surmount growth hurdle
Fund-of-funds manager Martello Investment Management of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, is liquidating.Fund-of-funds manager Martello…
Comment: Sophisticated managers ready to shine in turbulent greater China markets
Do Greater China and other Asia-focused hedge funds offer little more than beta exposure with negligible contribution to portfolio…