29 Nov 2010
Dechert adds third Munich financial services partner in 2010
Law firm Dechert has added Wolfgang Kissner to its financial services and investment management group as a national partner in Munich.Prior…
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Use of performance fees to increase again in 2011, research finds
Almost two-thirds of fund groups (65 per cent) expect the use of performance fees on equity funds to rise again in 2011, according to…
RWC Partners to launch macro hedge fund in January
RWC Partners will launch the RWC Macro Fund managed by Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost at the end of January 2011. The fund will be the…
French Ucits hedge fund sees assets increase 2,600 per cent
The Lutetia Patrimoine Fund, a Paris-based Ucits absolute return fund specialising in merger arbitrage, celebrated its first birthday last…
Guernsey fund raises USD175m to become world's largest dispute financier
Burford Capital has raised USD175m (GBP110m) to create the world’s largest dispute financier. The Guernsey closed-ended investment company…
Guernsey’s fund business continues to grow
The value of investment fund business in Guernsey grew by GBP18.9bn (8.4 per cent) during the third quarter of this year. The increase…
28 Nov 2010
Trafalgar Capital Management ready for battle as it launches inaugural Ucits
London-based Trafalgar Capital Management, an alternative asset manager established in 2001, announced this week it was…
Brevan Howard launches third Ucits to replicate flagship fund’s long-term structural views
Brevan Howard has announced it has launched its third newcits to partially replicate the performance of the firm’s USD24billion…
Star manager Hugh Simon launches China-focused absolute return fund
Asian boutique firm, Hamon Asset Management, established by star fund manager Hugh Simon
Heptagon Capital to launch Ucits-compliant version of top-performing US fund
London-based Heptagon Capital has announced plans to roll out and distribute a UCITS-III version of the Yacktman US…
Walkers expands Dublin office
Walkers, the legal and management services provider, says it will be creating a significant number of jobs in Ireland as the firm further…
Alternative Ucits funds attract EUR25bn net new flows
Alternative Ucits funds saw a 70 per cent growth in net new flows in 2010 to September, and are on track to finish 2010 with EUR33bn net…
26 Nov 2010
Irish funds industry enjoying unprecedented growth, says former Irish PM
Former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, who now holds the position of president of IFSC Ireland, has told London asset managers that the…
25 Nov 2010
AIMA launches Chinese translation of Roadmap to Hedge Funds
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has launched a ChiPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cThe Alternative Investment…
Signet seeking opportunities to develop private lending portfolio
Signet Group, the USD1.7billion fund of hedge funds, is in the process of designing a portfolio to invest in Asia-based fund managers…
