18 Mar 2008
Myo Capital launches fund to focus on 'dislocation' in Asian credit markets
Hong Kong-based Myo Capital Advisers has announced the launch of the Myo Capital Master Fund, with significant capital from an…
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17 Mar 2008
Industry ready to fulfil its potential
Founded in June 2002 by Heiko van Wyngaarden, an active investor for two and a half decades and a pioneer of hedge fund investment…
State Street Global Advisors Wins USD200m mandate from UK universities superannuation scheme
State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, and the largest institutional fund manager in the…
JPMorgan Chase to acquire Bear Stearns as Fed steps in with USD 30 billion funding for 'less liquid' assets
In a move designed to calm the markets ahead of trading today, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is acquiring the crippled Bear Stearns Companies…
BlueMountain Capital Management strengthens asset management team
New York-based credit and equity asset manager BlueMountain Capital Management has hired Scott Lessing as head of corporate research and…
NYSE Euronext to acquire CME metals business
NYSE Euronext has agreed to acquire the CME Group's metals business, with trading of gold and silver futures and options on futures…
16 Mar 2008
South Africa's hedge fund industry poised for lift-off
From just a handful of funds with some ZAR1.4bn in as recently as mid-2002, the South African hedge fund industry had grown five years…
14 Mar 2008
Hedge funds rebound in February, say index providers
Hedge fund index providers have reported a recovery in performance for most hedge fund strategies in February following the previous…
Survey highlights spread of electronic trading in Europe
Electronic trading is by far the leading method of equity execution in Europe, according to the first European Equities e-Trading survey…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Carlyle Capital abandons hope of rescue deal
Carlyle Capital Corporation has acknowledged that its lenders are likely to take possession of its remaining assets, consisting of US…
13 Mar 2008
ING blames global credit crunch for suspension of New Zealand funds
ING New Zealand has given notice to investors in the ING Diversified Yield Fund and the ING Regular Income Fund that all further…
Carlyle Capital faces collapse as lenders prepare to seize remaining assets
The stricken Amsterdam-listed mortgage-backed securities fund Carlyle Capital Corporation has admitted that negotiations with its lenders…
Citadel Associates changes name to Cadis Software
Citadel Associates, a provider of enterprise data management systems for buy-side institutions, has changed its name to Cadis Software,…
12 Mar 2008
Cohen & Steers unveils hedged real estate securities strategies
New York-based property equities fund manager Cohen & Steers has announced the appointment of Todd Voigt as a senior vice-president and…
US college scholarship foundations benefit from Institutional Investor Forum
As the name of the conference implies, the Institutional Investor Education Benefit Forum, to be held in early May in San Antonio, Texas,…
