07 Sep 2011
Natixis Global Asset Management acquires Darius Capital Partners
Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) has acquired a controlling interest in Darius Capital Partners. Founded in 2004 by Reza Ghodsi,…
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06 Sep 2011
Hedge fund managers turn very bearish on US equities, says survey
Hedge fund managers have turned very bearish on US equities, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. Bearish sentiment…
Comment: Essential role for hedge funds in SA retirement funding industry
The recent high levels of volatility experienced by local and global stock markets has once again highlighted the need for investors to…
Hermes BPK Partners and Northern Lights launch new early stage hedge fund investment platform
Hermes BPK Partners LLP (Hermes BPK), the USD1.6 billion alternative advisory boutique and fund of hedge funds, and Northern Lights…
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index down 3.36% in August
The Credit Suisse LAB Liquid Indices posted negative performance in August according to Dr Jordan Drachman (pictured), Head of Research for…
05 Sep 2011
Heinen joins BlackRock
Ingo Heinen (pictured) has joined BlackRock as Managing Director within BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI). Heinen joins the Alternative…
SIM launches Directors Dealings Fund
Swiss Investment Managers (SIM) will launch the Directors Dealings Fund (DDF) in September, the first hedge fund in Europe and the US…
Matrix attracts new hedge fund
The Candela Fund, previously managed by Olympus Capital LLP has moved to Matrix Asset Management. As part of the transition the fund has…
Comment: FATCA could well cause managers to turn their backs on the US
Another draconian measure is set to grace the industry – FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), says Dermot Butler (pictured) chairman…
CFTC authorises BEL 20 futures contract for sale in the USA
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC’s) Office of General Counsel has issued a no-action letter on 31 August, 2011, permitting…
CFTC charges North Carolinian Roy Scarboro, Jr with solicitation fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and simultaneously settled charges that Roy Scarboro, Jr of Archdale, NC,…
Turnover on Xetra more than doubles in August
Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at EUR181.6 billion in August – an increase by 102 per cent…
04 Sep 2011
Comment: Amateur hour cancelled
Don Seymour (pictured), founder and managing director of DMS Management and former head of investment services at the Cayman Islands…
Irish UCITs moved to ‘restricted investments’ status by Chilean regulator
US law firm Dechert LLP released a note today on news that the Chilean Pensions Regulator, Comision Clasificadora de Riesgo (CCR), has…
RiverCrest Capital gets two fund teams up-and-running
London-based RiverCrest Capital, a recently established absolute return-focused investment manager, has signed its first two teams with…
