08 May 2007
Fortis Investments appoints new CIO for Multi-Management
Peter Branner has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer for Multi-Management at Fortis Investments. Branner joins the asset…
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Climate Change Capital buys US Carbon business
UK Investment Banking Group Climate Change Capital (CCC) and its funds have acquired the business and assets of US-based carbon project…
Regulation of hedge funds in SA
Similar to other international initiatives, South African regulators intend to bring the hedge fund sector within the scope of current…
04 May 2007
UBS folds Dillon Read Capital Management portfolios back into investment bank; outside investor funds to be redeemed
UBS has decided to fold its proprietary trading hedge fund operation Dillon Read Capital Management (DRCM) into the investment bank less…
National Bank of Canada and BNP Paribas join forces to offer hedge fund managed accounts
National Bank of Canada and BNP Paribas have formed a joint venture offering hedge fund managed accounts for retail and institutional…
Comment: How to service managed account platforms
Arnaud Hurtard, Business Development Manager at CACEIS, outlines the ways in which managed account platforms are serviced. Arnaud Hurtard,…
03 May 2007
Citi to acquire Bisys Group, Inc
Citi has signed an agreement to acquire top-five hedge fund administrator and mutual fund services provider Bisys Group, Inc for USD 1.45…
Charlemagne Capital favours Russian domestic equities
Charlemagne Capital, the London-based specialist emerging markets equity investment management group, predicts that Russian equity success…
Deutsche Bank to add Bill Nook as a Director in the Financial Institutions Group
Bill Nook has joined the Global Banking Division of Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.Bill Nook has joined the Global Banking Division of…
02 May 2007
VinaCapital launches new Vietnam infrastructure investment fund
VinaCapital is launching a new fund, Vietnam Infrastructure Limited (VIL), dedicated to investment in Vietnam's rapidly growing…
Pemba raises EUR 558.6 million with fifth CDO
Pemba Credit Advisers has closed its fifth collateralised debt obligation (CDO), the first since it was established as a single manager of…
Hedge funds see carbon opportunities
Rapidly developing carbon trading markets are creating a range of promising opportunities for hedge funds to participate in this new…
MD Sass boosts portfolio management team
New York-based investment management firm MD Sass has added two new senior portfolio managers.New York-based investment management firm MD…
Fortis delivers natural gas in UK market for the first time
Fortis Global Markets has started to 'deliver' natural gas just over six months after its Energy & Environmental markets team obtained…
Mittal family trusts increase stake in RAB Capital
Steel magnate Laksmi Mittal's family trusts are exercising an option to acquire 10 million RAB Capital plc shares, taking their holdings in…
