15 Sep 2011
TT International preparing to shutter its Asian Opportunities Fund
London headquartered hedge fund TT International, founded in 1988 by Tim Tacchi (pictured) and co-headed by Mark Williams, is preparing to…
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Hedge Funds Club founder joins TSI International Group in senior adviser role
Stefan Nilsson (pictured), master networker and foundPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cStefan Nilsson (pictured), master networker and founder of…
Citigroup poach Murphy from Deutsche Bank
Citigroup continues to bolster its prime brokerage capabilities in Asia by hiring David Murphy from Deutsche Bank AG to head up its APAC…
AQR sees Wholesale Delta Fund assets quadruple with AUD150million in new mandates
Cliff Asness’s Connecticut-based AQR Capital Management has seen significant new assets flow into its two-year old Australian hedge fund…
Azentus Capital surpasses USD2billion mark
It was one of the biggest hedge fund launches Asia had ever seen back in April.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cIt was one of the biggest hedge…
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index down 2.19% in August 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 2.19% in August. Year-to-date performance as of August 2011 is down 3.80%. The top performing…
DTCC and Clearstream partner for loans and collateral management services
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Clearstream are to establish a strategic partnership to support the bilateral…
Hedge fund launches outpace liquidations as industry assets reach record level, says HFR
New hedge fund launches in the second quarter of 2011 totalled 280, a slight decline from the 298 new funds that were launched in the first…
AIMA responds to ESMA’s AIFMD consultation paper
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has responded to a consultation by the…
Sciens appoints Mülheim as senior MD
Sciens Fund of Funds Management Holdings has appointed Stefan Mülheim as Senior Managing Director, responsible for institutional business…
Investcorp appoints Savio Tung as CEO, North America
Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has appointed Savio Tung as Chief Executive Officer, North America.Tung returns to a full…
14 Sep 2011
ALTIN FoHF rejects transformation to open-end company
The Board of Directors of ALTIN AG , the Swiss alternative investment company, has decided not to propose to shareholders the…
CitiFX launches new platform for investors seeking currency alpha
CitiFX has launched a new multi-manager platform, CitiFX Access, offering a range of vehicles facilitating investment in FX managers via…
Golden Prospect announces bonus issue
Golden Prospect Precious Metals has announced a one for two bonus issue of subscription shares to all shareholders of the Company.The issue…
Oaktree Capital Management Funds make JAKKS Pacific offer
Certain funds and accounts managed by Oaktree Capital Management have made a proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of JAKKS Pacific,…