14 Sep 2012
Babson Capital raises USD1.2bn for global loan fund over the last 18 months
Babson Capital Management and Babson Capital Europe have raised in excess of USD1.2bn for the Dublin-domiciled Babson Capital Global Loan…
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Evolution, not revolution, for inflation indices
There has been considerable market and press debate in the UK in recent weeks about potential changes to the Retail Prices Index, and as…
Hedge Fund Association asks SEC for clear rules on verifying investor accreditation
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission in a comment letter to specifically tell private fund…
Fund managers regard AIFMD as business threat, says Deloitte survey
Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of fund managers view the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive as a business threat,…
13 Sep 2012
Pivotal Investments shuts its doors, international law firm Maples and Calder opens new office in Singapore…
International law firm Maples and Calder this week announced the opening of a new office in…
State Street Global Markets joins CME Group for OTC derivatives trade clearing
State Street Global Markets has joined CME Group for clearing of over-the-counter interest rate swaps, effective 24 August 2012. The…
Syz & Co launches balanced strategy for investing in emerging markets
The Syz & Co Group has launched a more balanced strategy for investing into emerging markets based on a better-distributed emerging…
CFTC to revoke registrations of Linda Faye Harris, CDH Forex and CDH Global
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a notice of intent to revoke the registrations of Linda Faye Harris, CDH Forex…
SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index up 1.07 per cent in September
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 1.07 per cent in September. "Solid net flows into…
Hedge fund assets for prime custody jump 40 per cent in two years
Hedge fund assets available for prime custody services now stand at an estimated USD684bn, a 40 per cent increase since 2010, according to…
KKR’s Prisma Capital Partners acquisition on track to close in October
KKR has confirmed that all necessary consents and regulatory approvals to acquire Prisma Capital Partners have been obtained and that the…
Direct Access Partners welcomes listed equity derivative team from IA Englander
Direct Access Partners, a diversified institutional financial services enterprise, has acquired the listed equity derivative trading team…
12 Sep 2012
Gottex reports operational loss of USD2.6m
Alternative asset management group Gottex Fund Management has reported an operational loss of USD2.6m for the six months ended 30 June…
C8 selects SEI for hedge fund operations outsourcing
C8 Investments has selected SEI to provide operational outsourcing services for the firm’s recently launched hedge fund. C8 sought an…
Newedge’s Crawford comments on strength of Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) group
By James Williams – Last week Newedge announced that Leslie Richman and Duncan Crawford had been appointed co-Global Head, Alternative…
