19 Sep 2011
Agcapita Farmland Fund III opened to investors.
Agcapita Partners has opened the Agcapita Farmland Fund III to investors. Agcapita Fund III is the only RRSP eligible farmland fund in…
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LME appointments Spanner as MD of post-trade services
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has appointed Trevor Spanner as managing director of post-trade services, a key step in the LME’s project…
CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight provides temporary relief from large swaps trader reporting for physical commodities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission’s) Division of Market Oversight (Division) has issued a letter providing temporary…
BVI Court hands down preliminary issues decision in claims brought by Liquidators of Bernard Madoff "feeder fund"
On 16 September 2011 judgment was handed down by the BVI Commercial Court in a number of cases that have been brought by the liquidators of…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index negative in August
Hedge funds generated negative performance in August, falling 2.30% for the month versus a loss of 7.69% for the Dow Jones Global…
18 Sep 2011
Matrix launches Cantab quant UCITS fund
The fourth fund on Matrix’s UCITS platform was launched this week: the Cantab Quantitative UCITS Fund, a systematic global macro…
LNG Capital preparing to launch credit l/s UCITS
London-based LNG Capital is preparing to launch a UCITS-compliant version of its flagship LNG Europa Credit Fund reported HFMWeek this…
OMAM prepares to launch Dublin-domiciled equity UCITS
Old Mutual Asset Managers is preparing to launch a new UCITS fund for manager Simon Murphy in the fourth quarter this year, subject to…
Morningstar’s decision to drop ‘Absolute Return’ in UCITS classification system welcomed by advisers
Fund information provider Morningstar has dropped its use of ‘Absolute Return’ to classify UCITS funds available in Europe and Asia and…
16 Sep 2011
Credit "Newcits" widely available, but not always suitable, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings said in a recent report that uncertain market liquidity or the inability to fully deploy leverage may make some credit hedge…
White Paper: The Importance of Business Process Maturity and Automation in Running a Hedge Fund
Over the past two years, Merlin has published several white papers that are designed to highlight and help managers implement industry best…
Aquila Capital launches liquid futures fund that offers daily liquidity
Aquila Capital has launched a new, UCITS compliant CTA fund to the UK market. The AC Spectrum Fund is a liquid futures fund and is one of…
RBC Hedge 250 Index returned -2.41 per cent in August 2011
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of -2.41 per cent in August., bringing the year-to-date return of the Index to -1.45 per…
JP Morgan to provide fund services and prime custody for the launch of FFCM's market neutral equity ETFs
JP Morgan has been selected by investment management firm FFCM LLC to provide a suite of securities services, including fund…
Jersey Finance welcomes EU Code of Conduct Group’s approval of Jersey’s business tax regime
Jersey Finance has welcomed the news that the EU Code of Conduct Group has given its approval to Jersey’s proposed amendments to its…
