25 May 2007
Stanfield Capital Partners to spin off hedge fund strategies group
Stanfield Capital Partners, a New York-based registered investment advisor specialising in credit-based alternative investment strategies,…
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State Street Global Advisors launches UK 130/30 strategy
State Street Global Advisors is extending its 130/30 investment product range with the launch of UK Alpha Edge, the latest in a series of…
24 May 2007
Registered regime helps Guernsey fund assets to new record
The introduction of a registered regime for closed-ended investment schemes has helped send the value of funds under management and…
Deutsche Bank launches new index to replicate hedge fund returns
Deutsche Bank has announced the introduction of a new proprietary index, the db Absolute Return Beta Index (dbARB), which seeks to…
23 May 2007
Deutsche hire from Goldman to launch emerging markets prime brokerage
Deutsche Bank Securities has recruited Luciana Miranda from Goldman Sachs as a managing director in the fixed-income prime brokerage group…
Stenham strengthens asset management team
Stenham Group, a wealth management advisory firm specialising in alternative investments, has made three senior appointments to its asset…
New Star makes third offering of Hedge ETS index product
New Star Asset Management is making a third offering of Hedge ETS, a London listed daily tradable security.New Star Asset Management is…
Merrill Lynch takes minority investment in GSO Capital Partners
Merrill Lynch has agreed to purchase a minority stake in GSO Capital Partners, a New York-based registered investment management firm and…
22 May 2007
Proposed US hedge fund legislation could encompass real estate fund managers
Draft legislation introduced last month by a US senator to reinstate registration of most hedge fund managers with the Securities and…
Aima welcomes Financial Stability Forum hedge fund recommendations
The Alternative Investment Management Association has warmly welcomed the Financial Stability Forum's report on potential financial system…
21 May 2007
Credit Suisse and SFM launch USD 200m carbon-backed forestry finance facility
Sustainable Forestry Management (SFM) Limited and Credit Suisse (CS) have today announced the formation of a new special purpose vehicle,…
Deutsche Bank launches index linked to US municipal market
Deutsche Bank has launched a new proprietary index, dbMAST, linked to the USD 2 trillion US Municipal Market.Deutsche Bank has launched a…
Forsyth Partners adds share classes to alternative income fund
Forsyth Partners has created two new share classes for the Cayman domiciled Forsyth Alternative Income Fund.Forsyth Partners has created…
18 May 2007
Context Capital Management and TQA Investors join forces to form billion-dollar hedge fund
The US-based investment firms Context Capital Management, LLC and TQA Investors, LLC are combining to form Context/TQA Advisors.The…
Hedge fund IPOs offer benefits, but challenges loom
Ernst & Young's Michael DeStefano and Karen Vejseli outline the benefits and challenges of listing hedge funds in the US market. Ernst…
