15 Feb 2011
Martin Donnelly to join Blackstone in Australia
The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) has appointed Martin Donnelly s a Managing Director in its Sydney, Australia office. He will head business…
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14 Feb 2011
Positive hedge fund seeding environment set to continue in 2011
The quality of hedge fund managers seeking seeding capital will continue to improve in 2011, which in turn, will improve investors’…
Eurex introduces new European-style options on German stocks
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is to launch 11 new equity options on leading German companies on 21 February 2011. The…
Eurex introduces dividend futures on UK underlyings
International derivatives exchange Eurex will be launching new dividend futures on 24 February based on the dividends of thirteen UK…
HSBC launches two emerging market debt funds
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched two new emerging market debt funds: HSBC GIF Global Emerging Markets Corporate Debt, and HSBC GIF…
13 Feb 2011
Investors predict USD185billion inflows into UCITS III funds this year according to new Deutsche Bank survey
A study released by Deutsche Bank’s Hedge Fund Capital Group this week has revealed that investors expect north of USD185billion to flow…
Sabre officially launches All Weather Newcits
Having first reported last month that Sabre Fund Management was close to launching its inaugural newcits – the Sabre All Weather Fund –…
Cross-border fund information portal gathering pace according to EFAMA
A Fund Processing Passport (FPP) Portal, set up by the European Funds and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) in June 2010 is beginning to…
BAML launches its first global relative value newcits with AQR
Greenwich, Connecticut-headquartered hedge fund, AQR Capital Management, has joined forces with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to roll out a…
Zadig launches Memnon UCITS
Zadig Gestion Luxembourg has launched a long-only UCITS III fund - the Memnon Fund - to be advised by London-based Zadig Asset Management…
Citi appoints new COO
Citi today announced that its Securities and Fund Services, part of the Global Transaction Services division, has appointed Atul Dubey as…
Equinoxe announces SAS Type 70
Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services has completed its Type II SAS 70 report, an internationally recognised reporting standard carried…
Institutional investors revolutionise hedge fund industry
Hedge fund managers are altering their fees, risk adjustment procedures and strategic offerings to attract institutional investors…
11 Feb 2011
Forward Management launches Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy mutual fund
Forward Management, LLC (Forward) has launched the Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund (FCOMX), a mutual fund that seeks to profit…
10 Feb 2011
BRDC seeking JV investment at Silverstone
As the vital first stage of SIlverstone Circuit's redevelopment nears completion - namely the construction of the new multi-million pound,…