02 Jul 2007
US Futures Exchange launches renewable energy futures with wind power
The Chicago-based US Futures Exchange has announced plans to list futures contracts on Nordix Financial Wind Indexes, created by Weather…
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Private equity firm takes strategic stake in hedge fund manager
Proctor Investment Managers, a private equity investor that specialises in providing capital, marketing and management solutions to…
29 Jun 2007
AltEdge Capital launches Decorrelated fund of hedge funds
London-based alternative investment manager AltEdge Capital has launched a new fund of hedge funds, AltEdge Decorrelated Portfolio,…
Pension funds take to alternatives on global scale, says Watson Wyatt
Global assets managed by the world's largest 99 alternatives managers for pension fund clients stand at just under USD600bn, according to…
Weston Capital Partners incubation fund backs White Oak Partners
Westport, Connecticut-based Weston Capital Asset Management has announced that the firm's second incubator fund, Weston Capital Partners…
LaSalle Global Fund Services launches hedge fund administration in Jersey
LaSalle Global Fund Services, which established a European foothold by setting up a hedge fund administration business in Dublin in March,…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: BlackRock quick to take alternatives plunge
Asset management giant BlackRock has agreed to buy the fund of funds business of Quellos for up to USD1.7bn.Asset management giant…
Comment: Too close to home?
Earlier this year it was the apparent vulnerability of Chinese stock markets and the yen carry trade that was spooking markets, but now it…
Showbiz fund consolidator unveils entertainment investment unit
Producers Capital Syndicate, a fund consolidator and funding placement firm specialising in the entertainment industry with offices in New…
Hedgeweek People News Round-Up: UK regulator loses more talent to consultants
Chris Rexworthy, head of supervision of wholesale investment firms at Financial Services Authority, and three of his colleagues from the UK…
28 Jun 2007
Deutsche hire to launch hedge fund consulting business
John Budzyna has joined Deutsche Bank Securities, the investment banking and securities arm of Deutsche Bank in the US, as a managing…
HFR launches diversity index to measure progress of women and minorities
Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research has launched the HFRX Diversity Index, a benchmark designed to reflect the performance of the segment of…
HSBC Investments launches two emerging market debt funds
HSBC Investments is launching two new emerging market debt funds, HSBC Global Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund and HSBC New World Income,…
AIG Global Investment Group hires head of alternative investments in Japan
AIG Global Investment Group has appointed Stewart Homler as managing director for alternative investments in Japan, in which capacity he…
