21 Jun 2007
IFG acquires Northern Trust Isle of Man fund administration business
Dublin-based IFG Group has strengthened its position as an independent provider of international corporate services with the acquisition of…
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Conyers boosts Cayman presence with launch of litigation practice
The appointments of Nigel Meeson, QC, as head of litigation and Fraser Hughes as an associate has launched the litigation practice of…
20 Jun 2007
Third Point launches the share offer in London
Third Point, the activist US hedge fund manager headed by Daniel S Loeb, has launched an initial public offering of shares in Third Point…
Citco Fund Services licensed to offer fund administration in Guernsey
Citco Fund Services, the world's leading hedge fund administrator with more than USD500bn in assets under administration, has been granted…
19 Jun 2007
Reuters launches risk management system tailored for hedge funds
Reuters is launching JRisk On Demand, a tailored risk management solution for the hedge fund industry that it says delivers real-time risk…
Henderson appoints Hodges to hedge fund sales team
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Jill Hodges, previously director of marketing at MT Thaler Investment Management, as hedge fund…
Schroders' NewFinance Capital opens Hong Kong office
NewFinance Capital, a London-based fund of hedge funds manager acquired by Schroders last year, has opened a research office in Hong Kong…
18 Jun 2007
Thames River multi-manager hedge funds top USD1bn
The multi-manager hedge fund division of Thames River has passed the USD1bn mark for assets under management following significant growth…
Rand Merchant Bank selects Advent's Geneva for prime brokerage operation
Rand Merchant Bank, the Johannesburg-based investment bank with operations in the UK, Ireland, Australia and US, has licensed Advent's…
Man Investments launches second guaranteed futures fund in Hong Kong
Man Investments has announced plans to launch a second futures and options product authorised by the Hong Kong financial regulator, the…
Merrill Lynch closes investment in offshore research provider
Merrill Lynch has made an USD11m investment in Copal Partners, a provider of financial services analytics and research to investment banks,…
15 Jun 2007
Permal proposed to replace FRM as adviser to Dexion Trading
The board of London-listed hedge fund Dexion Trading is to place before the fund's shareholders a proposal that its sub-manager, FRM…
Hedgemedia's Weekly AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Share floats are the flavor of the month among alternative investment managers
This week, combative activist hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb of New York outfit Third Point announced plans to list his successful…
Managers' ingenuity driving alternative investment consulting, says Citisoft
Citisoft, the London-based specialist investment management consulting firm, has launched its 15th systems evaluation and selection…
Tiedemann Investment Group spins off back-office accounting software specialist
New York-based alternative investment manager Tiedemann Investment Group has launched TKS Solutions as an independent software firm…
