24 Sep 2007
ETF Securities sets out investment case for gold
ETF Securities, which has pioneered the offering of exchange-traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange and other leading European…
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21 Sep 2007
Isle of Man takes swift action to update funds regime
The Isle of Man, which has seen alternative fund assets grow from USD7bn in 2003 to a current level of USD50.1bn, is aiming for an…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Goldman pledges not to close troubled Global Alpha fund
The managers of the Goldman Sachs group's battered Global Alpha hedge fund has assured investors in a letter that it will not shut down and…
Advent unveils new Geneva software with enhanced data access
Advent Software, a leading provider of software and services to the global alternative investment management industry, has unveiled Geneva…
Resolute Capital Growth Fund listed on Irish Stock Exchange
The shares of Resolute Capital Growth Fund, which specialises in low-volatility, market-neutral strategies and invests primarily in…
High-profile fund managers to join Occam Asset Management
A trio of successful fund managers have joined forces with Jonathan Hughes-Morgan, formerly managing director and co-founder of Thames…
Natixis to launch new EUR500m carbon fund
Natixis Environnement & Infrastructures has announced plans to launch a new carbon fund, the European Kyoto Fund, with a target size of…
Cadogan appoints John Trammell as president
New York-based alternative investment manager Cadogan Management has announced the appointment of John Trammell, 50, as president to work…
Chicago meeting to examine volatility indices
Portfolio management and the volatility of volatility indices will be the theme under discussion at the 43rd meeting of the Chicago…
Yellowjacket and Seccas to offer integrated communications solutions
YellowJacket, a over-the-counter energy derivatives trading network and solution provider, has joined up with Seccas, an outsourced…
20 Sep 2007
Absolute Capital shares plummet following departure of founder
Shares in London-listed hedge fund manager Absolute Capital Management have fallen by nearly 90 per cent in three days following the…
Crosby Capital Partners completes acquisition of Forsyth funds and team
Crosby Capital Partners has concluded negotiations with David Dunckley and Steve Akers of Grant Thornton UK, the administrators of Forsyth…
US rate cut boosts performance of funds that hedge currencies, says MPL
The 50-basis point cut in the Federal Funds rate decided by the US Federal Reserve on Tuesday is boosting the returns of sterling and…
Asset flows moving from long-only equities to hedge-like strategies, says Tabb study
Assets invested in 120/20 and 130/30 active-extension funds are set grow at a compound annual rate of 141 per cent, from USD140bn this year…
19 Sep 2007
Fidessa reports more than 50 client orders for MiFID suite
Fidessa group, provider of the Fidessa and Fidessa LatentZero trading solutions, has announced the launch of a MiFID suite of products,…
