21 Mar 2007
IndexIQ synthetic hedge fund suite seeks to replicate strategies at low cost
IndexIQ, a New York-based developer of quantitative investment strategies, has become the latest provider to introduce a family of products…
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20 Mar 2007
Geneva - Advent's Revolutionary Global Portfolio
Financial services firms are under tremendous pressure to develop a true Straight-Through-Processing (STP) solution in their operating…
Investec and Blackfish Capital launch Resources Special Situations hedge fund
Investec Bank (UK) and Blackfish Capital Management have joined forces to launch an event-driven special situations fund focused on the…
Robeco launches asset management joint venture with India's Canara
Canara Bank of India and Netherlands-based asset manager Robeco have established a joint asset management venture in India, Canara Robeco,…
09 Oct 2006
FTSE250 pushes to all-time high
The UK stock market remains positive, with the blue-chip FTSE100 retesting its psychological level at 6000 during Friday's session,…
Why quant? Dan Jelicic of London-based Sabre Fund Management Limited outlines the case for a quant approach to investment
The word 'quant' or 'mathematics' as an approach to investing rarely causes any excitement, rather, it causes some investors to walk away…
06 Oct 2006
Comment: Six lessons to be drawn from the Amaranth debacle
Hilary Till, Research Associate with the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre and Principal of Premia Capital Management, LLC,…
MD Sass-Macquarie launches utility and telecom investment company
MD Sass-Macquarie Financial Strategies, LP, a joint venture between M.D.MD Sass-Macquarie Financial Strategies, LP, a joint venture between…
Lionhart opens new offices in Singapore and Hong Kong
Lionhart Investments Ltd. (Lionhart), a multi-strategy arbitrage hedge fund, has unveiled its expansion plans for Asia.Lionhart Investments…
Pace of new hedge fund launches falls dramatically in first half of 2006
The pace of new hedge fund launches fell dramatically in the first half of 2006 compared to 2005, according Chicago-based Hedge Fund…
Jersey unveils new regime for listed alternative funds
Jersey's chief regulator has unveiled plans to introduce a new streamlined approval procedure for closed-ended investment funds that are…
05 Oct 2006
Mellon adds absolute return fund to UCITS III range
Mellon Global Investments, the international distribution subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, has announced the addition of the…
Fimat enters Dubai market with clearing membership of the DGCX
Fimat International Banque SA (UK Branch) is strengthening its client offering with its entry into the brokerage market through its new…
IDS International Limited authorised by DFSA
IDS International Limited (IDSI) has been granted a license to operate as an Authorised Firm in Dubai, providing Fund Administration…
04 Oct 2006
Baring increases absolute return focus
The new manager of the USD 263m Baring Global Resources Fund, Jonathan Blake, is making changes to the way the fund is run by giving it an…
