14 May 2007
JADE prepares for launch of crude palm oil futures contract
The Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (JADE) plans to launch its Crude Palm Oil (CPO) futures contract on 6 June 2007. The Joint Asian…
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Alternative-Index Ltd launches series of investable indices
Alternative-Index Ltd, the Swiss provider of Alternative Investment Indices, has launched a series of 25 new investable alternative…
11 May 2007
Credit Suisse expands global Hedge Fund Advisory Service
Credit Suisse is expanding its global Hedge Fund Advisory service, which was initially launched in the UK in 2005 to serve ultra high net…
Skybridge Capital invests in Steeplechase Capital Partners
SkyBridge Capital, LLC, which provides strategic capital to talented managers who are starting new hedge funds, has invested in…
LaCrosse aims to raise service standards in fund admin industry
By Suchita Nayar By Suchita Nayar In the first part of a two-part focus, Hedgeweek examines the factors that are driving expansion at…
Comment: Emerging managers express confidence but lack financial resources to put their story out to the investor space
Jacques DeRouen, MD of Houston-based Pinnacle Alternative Investments LLC, discusses industry response to the recent launch of its Emerging…
10 May 2007
Credit Suisse launches Rolling Optimized Carry Indices (ROCI)
Credit Suisse has launched Foreign Exchange Rolling Optimized Carry Indices offering investors a transparent method of participating in FX…
New product: Futures on an emerging markets benchmark index
Eurex has begun launching products on emerging markets, starting with derivatives on Russian underlying.Eurex has begun launching products…
VCM FM and Robeco form London emerging hedge fund platform
Robeco Group NV and VCM Fund Management LLP have formed a new London-based emerging hedge fund platform.Robeco Group NV and VCM Fund…
Chicago's financial organisations discuss MidWest hedge fund industry
The Association for Corporate Growth Chicago (ACG Chicago) and the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, in…
09 May 2007
Former Bank of America CIO to launch alternative investment company
Former Bank of America chief investment officer Ian G Banwell has announced his intention to form Round Table Investment Management, an…
royalblue changes name to Fidessa
royalblue group plc, provider of the Fidessa and LatentZero product suites, has changed its name to Fidessa group plc (LSE:FDSA). royalblue…
08 May 2007
CME to offer futures and options on Lehman Brothers' US Aggregate Index
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank and provider of fixed income benchmarks, have entered…
UK pension fund allocates GBP 373 million to FoHFs
The Avon Pension Fund has allocated GBP 373 million to five fund of hedge fund managers, including Stenham Asset Management, in the largest…
Deutsche Bank to launch three ETFs based on iTraxx indices
Following its recent receipt of a licence from iTraxx, Deutsche Bank plans to launch exchange-funds based on three iTraxx indices as part…
