13 Dec 2007
AMG investment in BlueMountain Capital Management
Boston-based Affiliated Managers Group, Inc, a diversified asset management company, has acquired an equity interest in BlueMountain…
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Tech Snapshot: Augustus hedges bets on IT outsourcing
Augustus Asset Managers Limited, the independent investment manager of segregated accounts and hedge funds, has signed a four year IT…
12 Dec 2007
Eliminating inefficiencie
A recent global survey of hedge fund managers cited technology as the number one area they believe fund administrators should focus on…
ICAP and JLT insurance joint venture brokers first catastrophe swap
ICAP plc, the interdealer broker, and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc have revealed that their joint venture, ICAP-JLT, has brokered its…
11 Dec 2007
Receiver and MF Global settle Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund litigation
Steven Harmelin, the receiver for Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund and related entities, has reached an agreement with MF Global to…
Private equity firm acquires majority stake in hedge fund platform PCE Investors
Canadian private equity firm Ubequity Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in PCE Investors, an infrastructure platform for hedge…
10 Dec 2007
Breaking News and Market Comment from RZB analysts: President Putin backs Medvedev in Russia's presidential race
President Vladimir Putin supports First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of Russian gas monopolist Gazprom, as a…
Hedgemedia.com's Global News Round-Up: Citadel ploughs in USD1.75bn to ease E*Trade mortgage woes
Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group has agreed to plough in USD2.25bn in embattled discount brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp.Ken…
Credit Suisse offers internet trading of Structured Exotic FX Options
Credit Suisse is now trading Structured Exotic Foreign Exchange Options on its new internet platform, Merlin.Credit Suisse is now trading…
07 Dec 2007
Russell Investments Survey: Alternatives become mainstream
Pension funds, endowments and foundations that responded to a recent survey across the world are forecasting that over the next two years…
LCH.Clearnet expands emission clearing services
LCH.Clearnet is expanding clearing services for EU Carbon Allowances (EUA) and is introducing clearing for Certified Emission Reduction…
06 Dec 2007
EFG International acquires Marble Bar Asset Management
Private bank EFG International, part of Swiss-based bank EFG Group, is to buy Marble Bar Asset Management, a UK-based alternative asset…
Carl Marks Seeds new healthcare fund with BlueStar Capital Management
Multi-faceted investment and advisory services firm, Carl Marks, has partnered with BlueStar Capital Management to launch the BlueStar CM…
04 Dec 2007
The drive to keep pace with the fund of funds industry
The fund of hedge funds sector is still growing strongly despite intermittent predictions of its demise.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cThe…
03 Dec 2007
Dealing with new MiFID order handling and reporting rules
For many buy-side institutions, the focus of the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has been primarily in a single…
