01 Sep 2011
PIMCO launches PIMCO Credit Absolute Return Fund
PIMCO has launched the PIMCO Credit Absolute Return Fund for investors seeking a global, diversified strategy that is focused on absolute…
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Comment: Whatever happened to cost benefit analysis?
I have previously discussed some of the pitfalls of the Dodd-Frank Act. But aside from this, there have been thousands of words written…
SEC settles insider trading charges against former Diamondback Portfolio Manager Anthony Scolaro
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a settled civil enforcement action against Anthony Scolaro, a former portfolio manager at…
SEC freezes assets of start-up quant hedge fund manager
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced an asset freeze against a Chicago-area money manager and his hedge fund advisory…
BlueCrest AllBlue Fund returns 1.99% in Q1 2011
The BlueCrest AllBlue fund returned 1.99 per cent for the six month period to 30 June, 2011, according to results released by the…
IBM to acquire Algorithmics for USD387m
IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Algorithmics for USD387 million, subject to price adjustments at closing. Algorithmics is…
Comment: M&A - a bright spot in the gloom
Equity markets have had a torrid time of late, buffeted by the headwinds of slowing economic growth, and the ongoing worries about the…
Dow Jones Golden Crossover US Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index to begin decreasing equity allocation
Dow Jones Indexes' Golden Crossover US Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index’s equity allocation is set to gradually decrease over the next…
IoM announces new finance sector public-private partnership
The Isle of Man's Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced a radical shake-up of Financial Services that will mean a more…
Advisors turning their attentions to alternatives, says Cogent
Seventy-eight per cent of all retail advisors are presently using alternative investments within client portfolios. According to a new…
31 Aug 2011
Comment: Letter from America
Andrew Morris (pictured), managing director of Signature, a trading name of Rowan Dartington, on the current state of the markets and…
ALTIN Fund of Hedge Funds announces Half Year 2011 Performance
In the first half of the year, ALTIN – the USD270m multi-strategy fund of hedge funds listed in the London and Swiss stock exchanges – was…
Onshore shift draws international managers
By Anthony O'Driscoll - Apex Fund Services opened in Malta in June 2008 and the business has grown in tandem with the development of the…
Service providers look ahead to challenges of growth
By Simon Gray - Malta's efforts to put itself on the map as a fund domicile and servicing centre within the European Union have been an…
Tax regime boost for fund management
By George Gregory – Malta’s appeal as a European financial services jurisdiction has been demonstrated over the past few years not only by…
