23 May 2013
RiverRock European Capital Partners acquires broker-dealer
RiverRock European Capital Partners has acquired a controlling stake in Chenavari Financial Advisors, the broker-dealer business of…
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Lyxor appoints Frank Frecentese as deputy head of hedge fund research
Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Frank Frecentese as the deputy head of hedge fund research in the firm’s New York office. The addition…
ARC appoints Paul Meader to head new AIFMD focused division
Asset Risk Consultants (ARC) has appointed Paul Meader, an experienced portfolio manager, to launch the firm’s new fund solutions…
Citi to provide hedge fund admin services to NWI Management
Citi has been awarded a new mandate to provide hedge fund administration services to NWI Management, a New York-based investment…
BlueBay holds final close of Direct Lending Fund targeted at European SMEs
BlueBay Asset Management, a specialist manager of fixed income and alternative investments, has held the final close of the BlueBay Direct…
22 May 2013
Fracking in the UK
Eric Gordon (pictured), Energy Analyst at Brown Advisory on what the UK can learn from the US to successfully implement fracking to build…
Institutional investors look to credit as bond rates fall
ING Investment Management says that with government bonds yielding 1.5%, institutional funds are increasingly looking for alternatives that…
BNP Paribas appoints Annalisa Winge Bicknell to focus on institutional clients
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Annalisa Winge Bicknell to regional head of sales and relationship management for…
DJ Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 1.39 per cent in April
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished April up 1.39 per cent, with nine out of 10 strategies…
Morgan Creek Capital Management to acquire Signet Capital Management
Morgan Creek Capital Management is to acquire the alternative funds business of Signet Capital Management, a European-based institutional…
100 Women in Hedge Funds and CAIA Foundation give 2013 CAIA designation scholarships
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst…
Hedge funds extend gains in April
Eleven out of 13 of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes recorded positive returns in April. Equity-focused strategies all exhibited returns…
GoldMoney promotes Peter Wright to CFO
GoldMoney has promoted financial controller Peter Wright to the position of chief financial officer, with immediate effect. Wright…
CFA Institute opens global registration for Claritas Investment Certificate
CFA Institute, the association for investment professionals, launched the Claritas Investment Certificate yesterday at its 66th Annual…
21 May 2013
Vcheck Global protects hedge funds with accredited investor reports
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Elisse Walter has voiced concerns over potential increased investment losses by qualified but…
