12 Aug 2010
Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 2.15 per cent in July
Hedge funds gained 2.15 per cent in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 2.2 per cent…
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Secured Life Fund offers lower risk than traded life policies, says Walters
A new income producing asset class based on securitising loans underpinned by US life insurance policies presents investors with…
Hedge fund trading volumes up 36 per cent
Hedge funds are quickly regaining some of the clout they lost in US fixed income markets during the market meltdown, a study by Greenwich…
Carbon360 launches the Fund Administration Market
Research and consulting firm Carbon360 has launched the Fund Administration Market, a service designed to aid fund managers with the…
Odeon Capital Group forms joint venture division in London
Odeon Capital Group is expanding into the international broker-dealer marketplace by partnering with Hobart Capital Markets to form a new…
11 Aug 2010
Hedge funds rise by 1.83 per cent in July
In line with global equity and bond markets, hedge funds delivered a solid return of 1.83 per cent for July, according to the Lipper Hedge…
J.P. Morgan joins EuroCCP as general clearing participant
J.P. Morgan has become a general clearing participant in EuroCCP, which provides clearing and settlement services for a range of European…
TerraNua launches latest version of MyComplianceOffice
TerraNua, a provider of investment compliance solutions, has launched a new version of MyComplianceOffice for hedge fund and private equity…
Matrix Asia Fund celebrates two year anniversary
Matrix Group is celebrating the two year anniversary of the Matrix Asia Fund managed by Rupert Foster. Launched in August 2008, it has…
BTIG expands global equities group
BTIG, a broker dealer specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, has appointed Michael Nethercott as a director…
Institutional support for hedge funds set to grow in coming year
Twenty nine per cent of investors plan to allocate more capital to hedge funds over the next 12 months, according to a survey of 50 hedge…
New heads for Jersey Funds Association
Nigel Strachan, Head of New Business for corporate clients at Kleinwort Benson (pictured above left), has been appointed Chairman of the…
10 Aug 2010
Akin Gump promotes Beijing’s Ying White to partner
Law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has promoted Ying Z. White to partner. White leads the firm’s investment funds practice in its…
Advisory and fund placement firm Diamond Dragon Advisors is launched
Regional fund placement veteran Ed Greene has established Diamond Dragon Advisors as the first independent general partner advisory and…
Convergex grows its NorthPoint prime services business
Technology company Convergex Group has expanded NorthPoint Trading Partners, its recently acquired prime services business, with four new…
