07 Oct 2010
Daewoo Securities and Harcourt sign partnership agreement
Daewoo Securities, a securities firm in South Korea, and Harcourt Investment Consulting have signed a partnership agreement to cooperate on…
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06 Oct 2010
Six out of seven IQ hedge fund indices positive in September
Six out of seven IQ hedge fund replication and alternative beta indices were positive in September, data from IndexIQ shows.The IQ Hedge…
Lance Futures to launch multi-adviser managed futures fund
Lance Futures, a brokerage service provider in Germany, is launching a multi-adviser alternative investment fund that integrates the return…
LCH.Clearnet enhances CDS clearing service
LCH.Clearnet has enhanced the clearing functionality of its CDS offering in line with best market practice. These enhancements, which have…
Elsa launches life settlements code of practice
The European Life Settlements Association has launched a code of practice designed to increase protection for investors in the expanding…
CFTC enforcement programme filings increase 14 per cent
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s enforcement programme filed 57 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2010, 14 per cent more than…
Investors place value at risk by not consistently holding gold, says WGC
Investors who do not hold gold or view it purely as a temporary safe haven asset are failing to harness its full potential to protect…
Only 31 per cent of hedge fund managers bullish on S&P 500
Only 31 per cent of hedge fund managers are bullish on the S&P 500, according to the TrimTabs/BarclayHedge Survey of Hedge Fund…
Conyers boosts London and Asian capabilities with new hires
Conyers Dill & Pearman has hired attorneys in London and Hong Kong and has strengthened its Cayman Islands and Bermuda…
Emeralt launches long-short equity fund focusing on Russian growth industries
Emeralt Investments has launched its new Opal Fund in its range of Eastern Europe hedge funds. Opal will take liquid long and short…
Maples Fund Services launches new brand
Maples Fund Services, a fund services provider, has launched its restructured fund administration business, formerly operating as Maples…
HSBC launches HSBC GIF Global Macro II Fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the HSBC GIF Global Macro II Fund, a levered version of the group’s flagship absolute return…
SL Investment Management launches Elsa code compliant fund
SL Investment Management has launched SL LifePlus Series 2, a life settlement fund.It aims to deliver net returns of at least eight to ten…
05 Oct 2010
James Caird hires two special situations executives
James Caird Asset Management has hired Ian Newton and Matthew Addison from the special situations team at Cheyne Capital.Newton joins James…
