24 Aug 2010
Ayaltis Acantias Offshore fund is launched
Ayaltis has launched the Ayaltis Acantias Offshore fund, a fund of hedge funds focused on undervalued assets in the stressed and distressed…
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Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rises 2.7 per cent in July
The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rose 2.7 per cent in July, while the currency-hedged Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index…
Moody Aldrich and Wilshire launch hedge fund seeding platform
Moody Aldrich Partners, a privately held investment firm in Boston, has reached an agreement with Wilshire Funds Management, a business…
Long/short equity can offer better opportunity than long-only, says Credit Suisse
Long/short equity strategies appear to offer an alternative investment opportunity for equity investors versus long-only investing, a paper…
Way Group launches Absolute Return Portfolio Fund
The Way Group has launched the Absolute Return Portfolio Fund, one of three new investment funds to use a new tiered performance fee…
Future Capital chief executive set for Northwest Passage expedition
Tim Levy, chief executive of GBP6bn alternative investment firm Future Capital Partners, is about to embark on a expedition led by Bear…
Ginga goes live with electronic coal trading system
Ginga Petroleum, a company offering broking services for the energy markets from Singapore, has gone live with a trading screen for its…
23 Aug 2010
Comment: New competition guidelines will require greater care in discussing and documenting decisions
Joseph F Winterscheid (pictured), partner and head of the global Antitrust & Competition Practice Group at McDermott Will & Emery,…
LME reports encouraging start to cobalt and molybdenum trading
Cobalt and molybdenum have made an encouraging start to trading on the London Metal Exchange with volumes, liquidity and open interest…
Merrion opens up High Alpha Fund
The Merrion High Alpha Fund reached its three year anniversary on 16 August, having delivered growth of 103 per cent since launch and 26.6…
Quintillion completes integration of Advent Geneva and HWM Mantra
Quintillion, a hedge fund administration firm, has completed the integration between HWM Mantra, its investor registration and incentive…
Spectron launches European fuel oil desk
Spectron, the commodities brokerage, has extended its market coverage to include European fuel oil. A nine-strong team of experienced…
22 Aug 2010
Eight out of ten hedge fund strategies positive in July
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index gained 1.59 per cent in July, its highest performance since March 2010.Eight out of ten…
Ireland removes requirement for non-resident declarations by fund investors
Dechert’s Declan O’Sullivan and Conor Durkin outline recent changes in revenue practice under which Irish funds may obtain an exemption…
BGC Partners acquires Mint Partners’ key businesses
BGC Partners, an intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, has completed the acquisition of various assets and businesses of Mint…
