24 May 2011
European fixed income investors relatively optimistic, says Fitch report
Although European fixed income investors remain relatively optimistic on the booming high-yield asset class, the strength of this sentiment…
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Forward redemption notices on the up in May
Hedge fund forward redemption notices increased slightly in May according to the latest results issued by one of the industry's major…
23 May 2011
Hedge Fund Administrator AlphaMetrix360 names Mark Faulkenberg Director of Global Operations
AlphaMetrix Group, LLC, a provider of consolidated platform and administration services for hedge funds and investors, has appointed that…
Permal hires first head of UK institutional business
Permal Investment Management Services has appointed Paul Jeffries (pictured) to its institutional team, where he will be responsible for…
Court enters final judgement against Easy Equity Asset Management
The United States District Court for the Central District of California has granted the SEC's motion for default judgment and entered a…
Institutional hedge fund capital set to surge
The latest Preqin study of institutional hedge fund investors has found that just 7% have no plans to increase their commitments to the…
State Street sees increased private equity and real estate footprint from Mourant purchase
The acquisition last year (2010) of Mourant International Finance Administration, the alternative fund services arm of the…
Palmer Square launches first mutual fund
Palmer Square Capital Management, a manager of hedge fund-of-funds partnerships and customised alternative investment solutions, has…
22 May 2011
NFA levies USD500,000 fine against Vision Financial Markets LLC
National Futures Association (NFA) has levied a fine of USD500,000 against Vision Financial Markets LLC (Vision). Vision is a Futures…
Castlestone prepares precious metals UCITS launch
Ahead of the proposed launch of Castlestone Management’s Aliquot Precious Metals UCITS fund on May 31, the firm’s CEO Angus Murray has been…
Para Advisors to launch onshore version of flagship strategy
ML Capital are certainly busy right now.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cML Capital are certainly busy right now. After reporting last week that…
EFAMA calls for ‘newcits’ moniker to be dropped
EFAMA released a report on the evolving investment strategies of UCITS this week as the popularity in “newcits” – UCITS funds that employ…
Babson Capital Europe hires high yield specialist ahead of high yield UCITS launch
Babson Capital Europe, the credit specialist investment firm, has hired high yield specialist Kam Tugnait reported Creditflux this…
CAISfunds forms strategic partnership with Fundspire
CAISfunds, a New York based financial technology company providing an independent, alternatives investment platform to the wealth…
HSBC Securities Services (Guernsey) to embrace AIFM directive's depository clause
HSBC Securities Services (Guernsey) Limited believes new measures to improve the safeguarding and verification of assets managed in the EU…
