25 Oct 2007
Deutsche Schiffsbank selects SuperDerivatives for interest rate and currency derivatives
Deutsche Schiffsbank, which specialises in long-term ship mortgages, is deploying SuperDerivatives' interest rate and foreign currency…
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JPMorgan Asset Management launches four 130/30 funds for institutional investors
JPMorgan Asset Management has announced the launch of four 130/30 Funds aimed at institutional investors in Europe, the JPM US Select…
23 Oct 2007
Promotional feature - Do you have illiquid securities in your portfoilio?
Managers with illiquid or hard-to-value fixed income securities in their portfolios can now use independent evaluations from Standard &…
19 Oct 2007
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Vulture funds find carrion thin on the ground
Vulture funds set up by the likes of Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, TPG and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to hunt down fire sales in the LBO debt…
18 Oct 2007
HSBC alternative investment group appoints head of sales and marketing
HSBC Private Bank has appointed Patrick Tuohy as global head of sales and marketing for the alternative investment group, with collective…
Maturity bringing new confidence for hedge fund staff, says Ernst & Young report
The world's leading hedge funds managers are more concerned about attracting and retaining talented people and managing growth than…
17 Oct 2007
Managed futures sees strong recovery in September, says Barclay
Managed futures gained 3.76 per cent in September after losing 1.63 per cent in August, according to flash estimates from the Barclay CTA…
16 Oct 2007
Global banks plan major liquidity facility for asset-backed commercial paper markets
A consortium of leading global banks has agreed in principle to create and provide liquidity support to a master conduit to enhance…
15 Oct 2007
Artist Pension Trust launches collector advisory service
Artist Pension Trust, a long-term financial planning programme for emerging and mid-career artists and holder of one of the world's largest…
Citi names hedge fund principal to head institutional clients group
Vikram Pandit, who joined Citi earlier this year with the acquisition of his Old Lane alternative fund business, has been appointed head of…
12 Oct 2007
Bold legislation pushes Luxembourg's alternatives industry into the spotlight
The motto of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is 'Mir wölle bleiwe wat mir sin': We want to remain what we are. While the country's approach…
Administrators in Luxembourg gear up for the demands of a changing business
With a substantial majority of the more than EUR2trn in assets of Luxembourg-domiciled and regulated funds administered in the grand duchy…
Luxembourg caters to a new breed of manager
With its long-standing background as the largest centre for the domicile and servicing of traditional mutual funds outside the US,…
SIFs anticipate key market trends
As the world's second largest fund centre with more than EUR2trn in assets, Luxembourg is best known for retail…
Luxembourg a competitive hedge fund jurisdiction
One of the misconceptions about Luxembourg is that it is a newcomer to the hedge fund industry with the launch of the Specialised…
