19 Oct 2010
Groveland Capital opens to institutional investors
Minneapolis-based Groveland Capital has begun to actively market its Groveland Hedged Credit Fund to institutional investors. Nick Swenson…
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Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index up two per cent
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform which tracks the overall hedge fund universe,…
Efama expresses concerns over financial services tax
The European Fund and Asset Management Association says it is very concerned about the European Commission’s financial services tax…
18 Oct 2010
RBC to acquire Bluebay Asset Management
Royal Bank of Canada and BlueBay Asset Management have reached an agreement on terms for a recommended acquisition of BlueBay by RBC. Under…
First live trade executed on Omgeo/EuroCCP service
Omgeo and EuroCCP’s new pan-European equities matching and central counterparty clearing service for hedge fund transactions has executed a…
Forestry investment firm launches European business
Timberland Investment Resources, a forestry investment firm, has launched its London-based European investment business, Timberland…
Matrix names group head of compliance and assurance
Matrix Group, the privately owned UK financial services business, has appointed Simon Elvidge as group head of compliance and assurance.…
Amundi launches its first Ucits III multi-manager absolute return fund
Amundi has launched Amundi Funds Multimanagers Long/Short Equity, a new sub-fund of its Luxembourg-domiciled umbrella fund Amundi…
Asian markets improving levels of electronic trading, says Celent
The markets in the Asia Pacific region exhibit high rates of economic growth and cover almost half of the global population, which makes it…
Guernsey delegation set for India
Politicians, officials and business leaders from Guernsey will be following in the footsteps of Commonwealth Games competitors when they…
Iosco forms task force on OTC derivatives regulation
The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions has formed a Task Force on OTC Derivatives Regulation.…
17 Oct 2010
GLG launches Atlas Macro UCITS
GLG Partners LP, Man Group’s newly acquired investment manager, has announced this week that it is launching a…
Absolute Return Partners to launch inaugural UCITS
London-based independent fund manager, Absolute Return Partners, is due to make its debut in the UCITS space with the launch of its ARP…
Guillon new CEO of Oyster Funds
Swiss banking group SYZ & CO has this week announced the appointment of Xavier Guillon
Irish Fund Industry’s assets reach all-time high of EUR1.8 trillion, UCITS assets climb 20 per cent y-o-y
New figures released by Ireland’s Central Bank show that its fund industry’s total assets under administration have reached a record level…
