31 Jan 2012
GlobeOp opens fourth Mumbai office
GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.) has added a fourth office to its Mumbai network, increasing capacity to meet growing client service…
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SGX gets US CFTC approval for FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia APEX 50 futures contracts
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has obtained approval for US investors to directly trade its FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia APEX 50 futures…
30 Jan 2012
Laven Partners and GFIA join forces to deliver broader due diligence coverage in Asia
Laven Partners, the global consultancy to the alternative industry, and GFIA’s funds research practice have joined up their resources and…
Gottex reports strong fund performance in Q4 2011
Gottex Fund Management Holdings Limited (Gottex) has reported strong fund performance during the final three months of 2011. The company’s…
Wall-crossings – market abuse – a cautionary tale?
As highlighted by the David Einhorn/Greenlight Capital Inc FSA Decision Notices published recently wall-crossings are again in the…
Mourant Ozannes moves into Asia
Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has opened an office in Hong Kong to provide clients and intermediaries with access to the firm's…
SEI to provide outsourcing services for Monsoon’s newly-launched UCITS fund
SEI has been selected by Monsoon Capital, a US-based alternative asset manager focusing on emerging markets, to provide full fund…
Incubator firm sets up three clients in Malta
Sturgeon Ventures LLP, the regulatory incubator, has established three of its fund manager clients in Malta, a jurisdiction it sees as set…
Jersey introduces new scheme to enhance its fund regime
Jersey has extended its funds regime through the introduction of the Private Placement Fund to widen the choice available to investors.…
29 Jan 2012
Javelin Capital launches UCITS emerging markets fund on Goldman Sachs platform
UK-based Javelin Capital, an emerging markets equity hedge fund backed by Majedie Investments, has launched a UCITS-compliant version of…
Long/Short Equity most popular Alternative UCITS strategy finds latest PerTrac report
A latest industry report by PerTrac has found that long/short equity is the most popular strategy executed by alternative UCITS…
BNP Paribas Securities Services expands hedge fund administration services
BNP Paribas Securities Services this week announced the launch of a major investment programme to expand its hedge fund and FoHF…
Exclusive: ML Capital adds Goldwinds global macro UCITS to MontLake platform
ML Capital Asset Management has told Hedgeweek in an exclusive that it is preparing to launch a new UCITS fund on its MontLake…
27 Jan 2012
Covenant Financial Services changes name to Covenant Global Investors
Covenant Financial Services, the management company for the Covenant family of target-return, global macro hedge funds and separately…
Obama's undeclared election campaign makes a dream start
First more jobs and now a resurgent economy – January has seen President Obama's undeclared re-election campaign make a dream start, says…
