09 Sep 2010
Patrick Bédat to head Syz institutional management division
The Swiss banking group Syz has appointed Patrick Bédat as chief executive of its institutional asset management division Syz Asset…
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Fourth Austrian EUA auction to take place on 8 November
On 8 November 2010 the Austrian Government is auctioning 200,000 EU allowances through Climex. This is the fourth auction in a row and the…
08 Sep 2010
Macfarlanes advises Haymarket Financial on fundraising with Future Fund
Law firm Macfarlanes has advised Haymarket Financial, the new corporate lender, on its fundraising with Australia’s Future Fund.…
Hedge fund assets sink to lowest level since November 2009
The hedge fund industry posted an estimated outflow of USD2.9bn, or 0.2 per cent of assets, in July 2010, the second straight outflow as…
Forty one per cent of Nordic investors increasing allocations to hedge funds
Forty one per cent of Nordic investors are increasing their allocations to hedge funds, according to SEB’s Nordic Hedge Fund Investor…
HedgeServ upgrades clients to latest version of SunGard Front Arena
HedgeServ, a fund administrator for the alternative investment industry, has upgraded its client base to the latest version of SunGard's…
NYSE Euronext and APX to launch joint venture targeting environmental markets
NYSE Euronext plans to launch NYSE Blue, a joint venture that will focus exclusively on environmental and sustainable energy markets. NYSE…
07 Sep 2010
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 0.05 per cent in August
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.05 per cent in August, bringing its year-to-date performance to 0.84 per cent.The top performing…
Integrated Asset Management launches River Plate House
Integrated Asset Management has launched River Plate House Capital Management.River Plate House was founded in May 2010 by Michael H.…
Lord Davies appointed non-executive chairman of PineBridge Investments
Investment manager PineBridge Investments has appointed E. Mervyn Davies, Lord Davies of Abersoch, as non-executive chairman. Lord Davies…
Ucits HFS Index up 0.43 per cent in August
After a strong finish at the end of July, the momentum in the Ucits hedge fund universe kept going for the first three weeks in August…
Blackstone tops rankings as funds of hedge funds industry stalls at USD595bn
The global fund of hedge funds industry, as represented by the largest players, saw a small decline in overall assets of 0.6 per cent in…
HF Replication Index up 0.1 per cent in August
The Hedge Fund Replication Index finished August up a mere 0.1 per cent, having given back the majority of its early gains. However, things…
HSBC expands alternative investments division
HSBC has appointed Amy McNally as global marketing manager for HSBC Alternative Investments, reporting to Florence Picon.McNally joins from…
Matrix expands fund of hedge funds team
Matrix Group, the privately owned UK financial services business, has hired Alkesh Chohan as an analyst in its fund of hedge funds…
