21 Feb 2008
UMB Fund Services launches platform for registered funds of hedge funds
UMB Fund Services has launched a platform geared to the servicing needs of registered funds of hedge funds in the US, offering a technolUMB…
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Tremont names Susan Crotty as managing director for investment management services
Fund of hedge funds manager Tremont Capital Management has announced the recruitment of Susan Crotty from Callan Associates to become…
Sweden's IPM expands into Germany and the Middle East
Dominicus Freiherr von Mentzingen has joined Swedish-based quantitative manager Informed Portfolio Management in an advisory role to lead…
Salus Alpha launches alternative Ucits III funds based on Vienna-listed indices
Salus Alpha, which last year launched the first Ucits III-compliant long/short equity fund, Salus Alpha Equity Hedged, has introduced two…
Edhec creates research chair in alternative investment for institutional investors
The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and Morgan Stanley Investment Management have announced the creation of a new research…
Caliburn Capital Partners announces appointment of new partners
Caliburn Capital Partners, a fund of hedge funds manager with offices in London, Geneva and Montreal, has announced the appointment as…
20 Feb 2008
An ear to the ground in Latin America
The Santander group has a long history serving the Latin American markets, with the bank a market leader in countries throughout the…
NYSE Euronext to launch independent valuation service Prime Source
NYSE Euronext has announced the launch of Prime Source, an independent valuation service supported by a web-based technical infrastructure
MSCI Barra to launch Asia-Pacific investible hedge fund index
MSCI Barra, a New York-based provider of investment support tools including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, has…
Financial software provider Fidessa to set up Belfast development centre
Fidessa group, which provides multi-asset financial trading, portfolio analysis, decision support, investment compliance, market data and…
Dechert advises ETF Securities on launch of new range of ETCs
Dechert has advised longstanding client ETF Securities, through its subsidiary ETFS Commodity Securities, on the proposed listing of its…
19 Feb 2008
ITG adds Posit Alert to crossing suite in Europe
Investment Technology Group, a provider of technology-based trading services and transaction research, is adding Posit Alert, a new…
Latin managers extend appeal to attract offshore investors
The foundations of Latin America's hedge fund industry were largely built by managers emerging from traditional investment firms and the…
Lionhart opens office in midtown Manhattan
Lionhart, a multistrategy arbitrage hedge fund manager with USD800m under management, has opened an office at 540 Madison Avenue in midtown…
Jersey Finance to promote fund services in Edinburgh
Jersey Finance, the promotional agency for the island's financial services industry, has announced plans for a series of events in the UK…
