13 Jul 2010
Rydex SGI launches four funds
Rydex SGI has launched four mutual funds that aim to help investors weather the ups and downs of challenging market environments.The funds…
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Prime Management to administer investment portfolios for Elementum
Prime Management, a provider of fund administration services to the alternative investment industry, is to service three new risk-linked…
Threadneedle appoints Mark Burgess chief investment officer
Threadneedle has appointed Mark Burgess as its chief investment officer. He joins Threadneedle in the first quarter of 2011 and will work…
Inflation and real estate top concerns among hedge fund and PE managers
Mutual fund, hedge fund and private equity managers fear the impact of inflation but are optimistic about the prospects for US and Asian…
China Credit BGC granted business license in Beijing
BGC Partners and China Credit Trust’s money broking joint venture, China Credit BGC Money Broking, is the first Sino-foreign joint venture…
Pension funds allocate across the breadth of alternative assets
Alternative assets under management on behalf of pension funds by the world's largest alternative investment managers remained unchanged in…
12 Jul 2010
Hedge funds advance 0.20 per cent in first half of 2010
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 0.20 per cent in the first half of 2010, while the broader markets had their worst half since…
Frontier Capital names Colin Hodges chief executive
Frontier Capital Management, a UK-based investment management company, has named Colin Hodges chief executive officer.Hodges (pictured)…
Brighter outlook for hedge fund managers in second half
With global stock markets ending the first six months of the year on a shaky footing, the second half of the year poses a number of…
Isla unsure what benefit German ban on naked short selling holds
The International Securities Lending Association says it is disappointed in Germany’s decision to ban the naked short selling of certain…
Iridium selects LaCrosse to provide fund administration services
Iridium Asset Management has selected LaCrosse Global Fund Services to provide fund administration and operational support for its Iridium…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.88 per cent in June
Early estimates indicate the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index will experience negative performance in June, with a 0.88 per cent…
CFTC charges Florida and Virginia residents over USD28m Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed an enforcement action charging Phillip Milton of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Gregory…
Societe Generale Securities Services appoints Olivier Renault as Country Manager for Luxembourg
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has appointed Olivier Renault as Country Manager for Luxembourg, replacing Michel Becker.…
Hedge funds down narrowly in first half of 2010
Hedge funds concluded the surprisingly volatile first half of 2010 with a decline of 0.81% for the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index,…
