29 Jul 2011
MKP Capital Management announces leadership changes
Maurice 'Chip' Perkins, one of the founding members of diversified alternative asset manager MKP Capital Management, is to retire from the…
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Barclays Capital launches new fiscal strength weighted bond indices
Barclays Capital, publisher of leading broad market bond benchmarks, has launched the Barclays Capital Fiscal Strength Weighted Bond Index…
28 Jul 2011
Paulson to strengthen research capabilities in Asia
It was only a meteoric end to 2010 that saw Paulson & Co post positive returns for the year.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cIt was only a…
Value Partners comes out on top for 2nd year running in Asia Hedge Fund 25
Asia Hedge Fund 25, the sixth annual ranking published by Institutional PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cAsia Hedge Fund 25, the sixth annual…
Australia’s Kapstream receives USD50million seed for Asian Bond Fund
Kapstream, a USD4billion Australia-based fixed income and credit specialist, have managed to secure USD50million in seed capital for their…
LionRock Capital closes fund to outside investors
Hedge funds choosing to become family offices, thereby closing themselves off to outside investors, has been strong this…
Dutch hedge funds lose ground in June
Dutch hedge funds on average lost -2,15% in June, as measured by the Finles/IEX Dutch hedge fund index. Losses were roughly in line with…
State Street and InfraHedge form strategic alliance to offer enhanced capabilities to institutional hedge fund investors
State Street Corporation and InfraHedge, a UK-based company providing an independent governance and risk management infrastructure for…
BNP Paribas CIB unveils global prime brokerage platform
BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking has unveiled its global Prime Brokerage platform, which utilises the bank's footprint…
Hedge fund law firms Cole-Frieman LLP & Mallon PC to merge
Two fast-growing San Francisco based law firms, Cole-Frieman LLP and Mallon PC, are to combine their businesses. The new firm, known as…
27 Jul 2011
SunGard's APT named Best Risk Management Software at the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2011
SunGard's APT has been voted best risk management software at the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2011. The Hedgeweek Awards for excellence among…
Comment: Soros' transformation from HF to family office will be a one-off
Peter Moore, head of regulation & compliance, The IMS Group, is not expecting other hedge fund managers to follow George Soros' lead in…
No consensus on link between speculation and price volatility, according to new EDHEC-Risk paper
In a new EDHEC-Risk Institute position paper, “A Review of the G20 Meeting on Agriculture: Addressing Price Volatility in the Food…
Tripp Kyle joins Brunswick Group as Partner
Tripp Kyle has joined Brunswick Group as a Partner in the firm's New York office. Kyle joins from Finsbury Group, where he played a pivotal…
26 Jul 2011
LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear adds three new currencies
LCH.Clearnet Limited’s (LCH.Clearnet) market leading over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swap (IRS) clearing service, SwapClear, has…
