18 Apr 2007
Singapore completes a global footprint
The decision by Custom House Administration to establish a presence in Singapore is far from a spur-of-the moment action but part of an…
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Asian market shows its maturity
A common view of Asia's hedge fund industry is that it lags a few years behind its counterparts in the US and…
Vikram Pandit to head Citi Alternative Investments
Vikram Pandit is to be named CEO of Citi Alternative Investments following the agreement by Citigroup to acquire Old Lane Partners, LP.…
Deutsche Börse expands customized indices offering with world nuclear power index launched for JPMorgan
Deutsche Börse has further expanded its customized indices offering a World Nuclear Power Index for JPMorgan.Deutsche Börse has further…
Moody's publishes methodology for rating unsecured debt of hedge funds
Moody's Investors Service has published a methodology for rating the unsecured debt of hedge funds in response to their growing interest in…
17 Apr 2007
European M&A industry expects deal volumes to grow by up to 19 per cent
After deal volumes surpassed the record mark of USD 1.7 trillion in 2006 European M&A professionals look forward to another bumper…
Comment: Increased volatility on global foreign exchange markets
Richard Foley, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Management, Butterfield Bank Guernsey, outlines the latest currency trends. Richard…
Investment on high-speed, advanced trading infrastructure value chain across asset classes will rise to USD 1.3 billion by 2010, says TABB Group
According to Jeromee Johnson, senior research analyst at TABB Group, components in the high-speed advanced trading infrastructure value…
Wind and Solar drive NEX out-performance
The Wilderhill New Energy Global Index (NEX) of clean energy companies forged ahead in the first quarter, its 17.6% gain putting other…
Dow Jones and RavenPack launch analytic software that transforms news into data for quantitative analysis and algorithmic trading
Dow Jones & Company has introduced Dow Jones News Analytics, a secure, Web-based software application that enables hedge funds and…
London doubles hedge fund assets in four years
London's share of global hedge fund assets increased from 10% to 21% between 2002 and 2006, making London one of the fastest growing hedge…
16 Apr 2007
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley top Greenwich energy rankings
A new Greenwich Associates study of corporate strategies for managing energy prices exposure reveals that Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley…
13 Apr 2007
IMF Global Financial Stability Report 2007: Increased debt level is making target companies vulnerable to economic swings
In its latest report on financial stability, the IMF warns that leveraged buy-outs by private equity firms taking advantage of the low…
Greenwich Research: New products and alternative strategies shake up "traditional" asset allocations for US institutions
US pension funds and endowments continue to shift assets out of domestic stock investments and into hedge funds, private equity and…
12 Apr 2007
BISYS hires Jerrild to join business development team
BISYS has recruited Carsten Jerrild, previously managing director with Fulcrum Fund Services, as director of business development for its…
