11 Jul 2010
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up marginally YTD
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.59% in June, but year-to-date performance as of June 2010 is up 0.09%.The top performing strategies…
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Newedge appoints new chairman, two vice chairmen and CEO
The Board of Directors of Newedge, composed of directors representing Crédit Agricole CIB and Société Générale, have appointed a new…
Butterfield Fulcrum names Michael Clark chief executive
Butterfield Fulcrum, an alternative fund administrator, has appointed Michael K. Clark as chief executive officer.Clark has over 25 years…
John Finley to join Blackstone as chief legal officer
The Blackstone Group has appointed John G. Finley as a senior managing director and chief legal officer, effective 1 September 2010. Finley…
Deutsche Börse launches post-trade transparency product
Deutsche Börse is expanding its market data offering by launching a pure post-trade transparency product for its regulated exchanges. The…
Gartmore sees capital inflows returning to its UCITS fund
Having been hithard following the suspension of Guillaume Rambourg in March, with client redemptions nearing 1 billion pounds,…
S&P reacts to fund of hedge funds’ success
Standard and Poor’s has revealed in its latest review that funds-of- hedge-funds managers have continued to build on absolute performance…
Henderson UCITS III Global Currency Fund launched
Henderson Global Investors has launched a UCITS III-compliant HorPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cHenderson Global Investors has launched a…
LFG adds another 5 managers to its LAUP platform
Luxembourg Financial Group has seen five managers join its LuxembPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cLuxembourg Financial Group has seen five…
UCITS HFS Index down 0.15% in June
June proved to be an erratic month, with the UCITS HFS Index unable to gain traction following May’s…
Prime Fund Solutions launches fund of hedge fund service platform
Prime Fund Solutions, the former Fortis division in the process of being acquired by Credit Suisse, has launched a front, middle and back…
09 Jul 2010
Hedge funds down 1.35 per cent in June
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 1.35 per cent in June, bringing its year-to-date performance to +0.20 per cent.The S&P 500…
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets appoints leveraged credit sales director
Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets has appointed Paul Osment as director for leveraged credit sales reporting to Martin Bates, head of capital…
SGX and CME mutual offset arrangement to cover Nifty futures
Singapore Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are extending their mutual offset arrangement to include the S&P CNX Nifty Index…
Comment: UK Stewardship Code for Institutional Investors
The Financial Reporting Council (the FRC) published the first UK Stewardship Code (the Code) for institutional investors on 2 July 2010.…
