25 Oct 2010
FRM Capital enters relationship with Sensato Capital Management
FRM Capital Advisors, the hedge fund seeding division of Financial Risk Management, has formed a relationship with Sensato Capital…
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More companies meeting with hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds
Companies worldwide are adapting their investor relations strategies to enhance their outreach to hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds,…
SEC targets use of side pockets by hedge funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s asset management unit has been investigating whether hedge fund managers have overvalued assets in…
Opinion: Fund board packs in the cloud
New technologies are helping fund boards operate more efficiently and effectively. Simon Small (pictured), managing director for licensing…
Masterclass initiative tackles advisers’ understanding of structured investments
Structured investment provider Incapital Europe has launched an initiative to promote understanding of the products among financial…
Morgan Stanley clears OTC derivative trades at CME
Morgan Stanley has cleared over-the-counter interest rate swap transactions for clients of the firm at the Chicago Mercantile…
24 Oct 2010
UCITS funds enjoy continued growth in Q3, Emerging Markets and Event-Driven strategies on top
UCITS funds enjoyed a solid Q3, helped in part by global equity markets rebounding, according to the latest quarterly industry report…
BarCap launches UCITS-compliant Hedge Fund Replicator Fund
Barclays Capital has decided to launch the UCITS III-compliant Hedge Fund Replicator Fund in order to provide its investors with regulated,…
French giant Amundi launches UCITS Fund of Funds
French giant asset management firm, Amundi, has announced the launch of a new UCITS fund to be managed by Amundi…
Estlander & Partners launches Freedom Fund Ucits
Finnish fund manager, Estland & Partners, has this week announced the launch of its first UCITS III-compliant fund – the Estland &…
Tom Sandell explains merger arbitrage strategy for his latest UCITS
Tom Sandell, the New York hedge fund manager whose firm, Sandell Asset Management, has been actively trading in the merger arbitrage space…
LaCrosse to provide hedge fund administration for Paridon Asia
Paridon Asia, a Singapore-based Asian macro hedge fund, has selected LaCrosse Global Fund Services to provide hedge fund administration,…
Investment managers and advisers sued over plan investments with Madoff
The US Department of Labor has sued Beacon Associates Management, Andover Associates Management, Ivy Asset Management, J.P. Jeanneret…
Hedge funds end third quarter with a bang
September closed out a profitable quarter for hedge funds, with the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rising 5.2 per cent in September and…
22 Oct 2010
Secondary market gains five per cent in September
A brisk month of trading on the secondary market saw investors move funds in all available asset classes, according to Hedgebay’s Global…
