12 Sep 2011
HSBC hires Paul Hamill as global head of prime services head
HSBC has appointed former Citadel Asset Management COO Paul Hamill Hamill as global head of prime services. Hamill who has over 20 years…
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Hedge funds down 3.66% in August, says Hennessee
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 3.36% in August (-1.80% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined 5.68% (-3.08% YTD), the Dow Jones…
Hedgeweek exclusive: Hedge fund Standards not a substitute for investor due diligence, says Fauchier Partners’ Chris Fawcett
Christopher Fawcett (pictured) is a senior partner at London-based Fauchier Partners, a fund of hedge funds manager with approximately…
Corporate governance and the Weavering judgement
Anne Dolan, a chartered secretary with Walkers Management Services in the Cayman Islands, argues that it is telling that in the recent case…
Hedge funds suffer worst loss in over a year
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 3.38% in August (-1.92% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined 5.68% (-3.08% YTD), the Dow Jones…
11 Sep 2011
UCITS fall 1.8 per cent in August
Major market dislocations in August, as investors pulled risk firmly off the table by dumping equity positions on the back of ongoing…
AXA IM unveils Europe short duration bond UCITS
AXA Investment Managers has added to its family of bond funds by launching a Europe-focused short duration bond…
BAML announces three more UCITS on MLIS platform
Bank of America Merrill Lynch this week announced the launch of three new funds on its award-winning MLIS…
Wine fund with a real estate twist launched by UFG-LFP
Paris-based multi-specialist asset manager UFG-LFP has added some flavour to the UCITS space by launching a fund combining wine with real…
09 Sep 2011
Walkers launches ILS Group
International financial law firm Walkers has launched the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) Group, bringing together the deep expertise…
International financial law firm Walkers has launched the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) Group,
Hedge funds posted their largest monthly declines since May 2010 in August, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declining by 2.3…
Low interest rate environment offers big opportunity for dividend investors
Despite recent market conditions, the current investment environment makes dividend investing attractive for several reasons, says Fabian…
Hedge funds likely to stay in SFO spotlight despite collapse of Weavering investigation
The Serious Fraud Office has closed a long running investigation into collapsed hedge fund Weaving Capital, stating that there wasn’t a…
David Vaughan returns to Dechert from SEC Division of Investment Management
International law firm Dechert LLP announced today that David A Vaughan has returned to the firm as a partner in the Financial Services…
08 Sep 2011
Asia ex-Japan hedgies fall 4.9 per cent in August
The bloodbath continued for hedge funds in August as they struggled to come to terms with whipsaw markets, driven by investor fear of…
