26 Nov 2012
Newscape launches third specialist Ucits fund
Newscape Capital Group, the London based investment firm, has launched its third specialist Ucits fund. The Newscape Dynamic Rates and…
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CFTC charges Michael Jenkins and Harbor Light Asset Management over Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Michael Anthony Jenkins of Raleigh, North Carolina, and his company, Harbor Light…
EMCO launches Alternative Property Fund
EMCO Capital Advisers is launching a Cayman registered alternative investment fund focused on investment in late night licensed venues in…
25 Nov 2012
La Francaise AM to build out alternative UCITS fund range, UCITS funds to be prevented from investing with unregulated hedge funds…
It looks like European regulators are continuing to seek to limit the instruments that UCITS funds may invest in, with unregulated hedge…
23 Nov 2012
Fowler to step down as Chi-X Australia CEO in 2013
Chi-X Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of alternative trading venue operator Chi-X Global, has announced that Peter Fowler will step…
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank acquires Daiwa Global Asset Services
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB) has completed the acquisition of the global asset services division from Daiwa Securities Group. The…
Kensington appoints Eamonn McConnell and John H Walker as MDs
Eamonn McConnell and John H Walker have joined Kensington Capital Partners as managing directors. McConnell has lead responsibility for the…
MVIS launches six hedge fund beta indices
Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) has launched the Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices, a set of four regional and two global…
22 Nov 2012
CPE and Gen2 form strategic partnership, Matterhorn plans SE Asia long/short hedge fund, India-focused hedge funds return 9.97 per cent in September…
The AIM-quoted investment group China Private Equity Investments Holdings Limited (CPE) has agreed to develop a strategic partnership with…
Alceda sees continued demand for alternative Ucits strategies
Alternative strategies within a Ucits framework continued to see improving demand in the third quarter, with growth in both the number of…
Goodwin Procter adds Ben Eaton to London office
Ben Eaton has joined Goodwin Procter as a partner in the firm’s London office. Eaton (pictured) comes to Goodwin from Allen & Overy in…
Cantor Fitzgerald fined USD700,000 for allowing customer funds to become under-segregated
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed and simultaneously settled charges against Cantor Fitzgerald of New York, a…
Fund Profile: Martin Currie European Long/Short strategy
“I’m managing a fund in what has been, for the last three years, the most unpopular asset class, in the least popular region, Europe,” says…
Revere launches REM Marketing Solutions for early-stage hedge funds
Revere Capital Advisors, the London and New York-based emerging hedge fund manager, has launched a marketing and business development…
21 Nov 2012
New Guernsey office to increase Apex’s private equity services
Apex Fund Services has expanded its private equity services following regulatory approval to open an office in Guernsey. Apex's fund…
