26 Jul 2011
Dalton Strategic Partnership launches new Indian absolute return fund
Dalton Strategic Partnership (DSP), the global investment specialist, has appointed Gaurav Pant as investment advisor to the new MST Indian…
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Comment: Increased demand for food and fuel will keep pressure on commodities
Ralf Oberbannscheidt (pictured), portfolio manager, DWS Invest Global Agribusiness believes commodities will remain under pressure due to…
Prigent appointed global head of SGSS
Bruno Prigent, currently Deputy Head of Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS), is to become Head of the organisation from 30…
James Kelly joins Citi's Prime Finance Group as pensions specialist in capital introductions
James Kelly has joined Citi's Prime Finance Group, enhancing Prime Finance's capital introductions capabilities for its hedge fund client…
Former Moore Capital Management portfolio manager Pia to pay USD 1m to settle CFTC charges
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges that Christopher Louis…
AQR Capital Management establishes reinsurance group
AQR Capital Management has formed a reinsurance group that will develop investment strategies that have low correlation with traditional…
25 Jul 2011
NYSE Liffe gains approval to offer direct access in Brazil
NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), has received regulatory approval from Brazil’s Securities and…
Athena Capital Advisors acquires Stonehorse Capital Management
Athena Capital Advisors, a Registered Investment Advisor providing investment advisory and management services to both private and…
Gold remains a good, if expensive, alternative says AAA
Retailers in Abu Dhabi are claiming that gold remains an attractive prospect for investors as they continue to strive for a safe haven for…
JP Morgan to provide prime custody services and fund administration for AQR mutual fund launch
JP Morgan has been selected by investment management firm AQR Capital Management, LLC (AQR), adviser to the AQR Funds, to provide prime…
24 Jul 2011
Hedge funds up 1.7% in 1H 2011
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, were up 1.7% in the first half of 2011, posting positive…
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services launches fourth shared trust
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services has launched its fourth Multiple Series Trust (MST) for investment management firms to support their mutual fund…
Alceda rolls out two new UCITS funds
Two new funds from US and UK fund managers are being launched on Alceda Fund Management’s platform the firm announced this…
New York’s 360 Global Capital joins the UCITS party
360 Global Capital, a New York-based hedge fund advisor has launched an onshore UCITS version of its equity l/s fund reported HFMWeek this…
79% of UCITS investors looking for event-driven strategies says ML Capital
In its latest UCITS Barometer survey, Malta-based ML Capital has found that merger arbitrage is the strategy most favoured by alternative…
