19 Jun 2011
Asia-Pac ETP AUM proved resilient to bear markets
After China, Korea raised interest rates for the third time this year from 3% to 3.25% to rein in inflation. Slowing U.S. economic recovery…
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Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.96% in May
Despite a difficult market environment in May, hedge funds continued to attract new assets, with an estimated USD1.5 billion flowing into…
17 Jun 2011
Butterfield Fulcrum establishes West Coast presence, to be led by Brian Young
Butterfield Fulcrum has established a presence on the West Coast to be led by Brian Young. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Young, a…
SFOs planning to Increase AI allocations, says report
Nearly 90 per cent of single family offices (SFO) are planning to place additional money in hedge funds this year, according to a new…
16 Jun 2011
Cayman Islands Government and CIMA announce plans for future regulation of Cayman Islands Master Funds
The Cayman Islands government has announced a proposal to register "master funds" in a "master/feeder" structure. Registration will be with…
NYSE Euronext to extend LCH.Clearnet clearing arrangements in Paris
LCH.Clearnet has agreed to extend the arrangements under which LCH.Clearnet SA provides clearing services to the European Securities and…
Registered Fund Solutions and UMB Fund Services announce first-to-market registered hedge fund program
UMB Fund Services, JD Clark & Company, and Registered Fund Solutions, LLC, have announced the development of the first turnkey solution…
Short selling on the rise in Hong Kong
With China having just announced the highest inflation levels in 34months and fervent speculation that further monetary tightening will be…
Liquidnet makes two new hires in Australia and Singapore
Liquidnet, the off-exchange international liquidity provider that connects buy-side institutional investors,…
SEC charges Seattle-area investment adviser over undisclosed cash payments
The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought fraud charges against Bainbridge Island, Washington, hedge fund manager Pegasus…
Pictet AM hires Asia total return expert
Pictet Asset Management, the institutional asset management arm of Geneva-hPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cPictet Asset Management, the…
RBC Hedge 250 Index returned -0.77 per cent in May
RBC Capital Markets' RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of -0.77 per cent in May. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to…
JP Morgan & BlackRock launch APAC Same Day Settlement platform
US investment banking giant JP Morgan announced this week that it had launched a Same Day Settlement platform in Asia Pacific with leading…
NewAlpha AM and Woori Absolute Partners launch a joint venture to seed Asian managers
NewAlpha Asset Management and Woori Absolute Partners (WAP), the Singapore-based alternative investment arm of Woori Investment Securities…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund Index down 1.8% in May
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe,…
