21 Mar 2011
Appleby advised eStats Funds Management on establishment of new Bermuda Master-Feeder Fund
Offshore firm Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel for eStats Funds Management Pty Limited (“eStats”) in relation to its establishment of a new…
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MarketRiders launches all-ETF energy hedge portfolio
Aimed at investors who want to profit from and have a portfolio hedge from rising energy prices, MarketRiders (www.marketriders.com) is…
Capco appoints Gary Goldberg to develop hedge fund and prime services offering
Capco, the global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, has appointed Gary Goldberg as a…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index positive in February
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, continued to capitalise on opportunities across most global…
Brookshire Raw Materials Management to pay more than USD15.8m over fraudulent commodity pool scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court consent order requiring defendants Brookshire Raw Materials…
20 Mar 2011
Qatar Exchange adopts DVP rules and makes dual account structure optional
Qatar Exchange (QE) has been working on its strategy to enhance the market infrastructure over the last one year. The first major…
State Street joins with AXA Investment Managers to offer UCITS IV KIID service
Global financial services provider State Street Corporation has extended its relationship with AXA Investor Managers to help meet new…
Fidelity introduces FAST strategy to the UK with new equity l/s UCITS
Fidelity International has decided to add to its stable of Fidelity Active Strategy (FAST) funds by launching the FAST UK Fund, an equity…
Denmark’s Danske Invest to launch country’s first Newcits
Denmark is the latest European country to join the burgeoning alternative UCITS space with Danske Invest preparing to launch what are…
Quintillion appointed administrator to Aspect Diversified Trends Fund
Following the launch of a UCIT III-compliant version of its flagship Aspect Diversified Fund – the Aspect Diversified Trends Fund – at the…
Barclay CTA Index up 0.96% in February
Managed futures gained 0.96% in February according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“Geopolitical upheaval in the Middle…
18 Mar 2011
EDHEC launches risk indices & benchmarks spin-off
EDHEC-Risk Institute has created a spin-off, EDHEC-Risk Indices & Benchmarks, which aims to be one of the leading beta designers for…
17 Mar 2011
Citco Fund Services opens Shanghai office
Leading global hedge fund administrator, Citco Group, announced this week that its fund services division – Citco Fund Services – had…
Hong Kong’s hedge fund assets reach USD63.2billion
A new report by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has revealed that, as of end-September 2010, assets in Hong Kong’s…
Fortress launches Asia Macro Fund
New York-based hedge fund heavyweight, Fortress Investment Group LLC, has apparently started an Asia-focused macro fund – the Fortress Asia…
