14 Sep 2011
Belk joins Cambridge Associates' research team
Samuel E "Q" Belk IV, has joined investment consultant Cambridge Associates as Director of Diversifying Investments.Belk was most recently…
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Orc delivers new market making application for EMEA
Orc Group has launched Orc Market Maker for EMEA, a high-performance solution designed to address the most pressing challenges faced by…
David Rubenstein named CEO of BlueMountain Europe
BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain), a private investment firm specialising in the global credit markets with USD7 billion in…
Gottex returns to profit
Gottex Fund Management's flagship market neutral strategies posted positive performance year to date, outperforming all major fund of hedge…
13 Sep 2011
Hedgeweek exclusive: Open Protocol set to revolutionise risk reporting using standardised template
While most industry folk were enjoying their summer holidays last month, a potential game changing development occurred within the hedge…
Lombard Odier names Philip Chew as head of risk, operations and IT
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Philip Chew as head of risk, operations and information technology.For more than 14 years,…
CIDA welcomes Weavering judgement
The Cayman Islands Directors Association (CIDA) has welcomed the judgement of Justice Jones QC relating to the failings of directors of a…
Liquidity Is leading concern of institutional hedge fund investors
Some 75% of investors are looking for greater liquidity in their hedge fund investments following the financial crisis, according to the…
"Key man" risk in hedge funds increases as star managers age
As the first generation of hedge fund leaders grows older, investors are increasingly exposed to key man risk and may be prudent to avoid…
CFTC charges Toby D Hunter and companies with fraud
A federal court in Charlotte, NC, has entered an emergency order freezing assets held by defendants Toby D Hunter of Waxhaw, NC, and his…
Windham teams up with Krusen Capital to offer LionHedge Windham Portfolio
Boston-based investment manager Windham Capital has teamed up with Krusen Capital, investment advisor to a single-manager…
PineBridge announces Euro-hedged share class for PineBridge Merger Arbitrage Fund
PineBridge Investments, the global multi-asset class investment manager, has launched a Euro-hedged share class for its PineBridge Merger…
12 Sep 2011
SEC charges solicitor in investment scheme targeting deaf community
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Corinth, Texas man with securities fraud for soliciting more than USD3.45 million from…
GlobeOp Capital Movement Index up 2.27% in September
Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 2.27% in September.“Net inflows for the month were the second…
Salus Alpha products outperform equity markets
For the year to 31 August 2011, all Salus Alpha Funds clearly outperformed global equity markets in a difficult environment. The Salus…
