22 Jun 2010
Hermes appoints Equipos to deliver enhanced client communications
Hermes Fund Managers, an asset manager offering investment solutions for institutional clients, has selected client communications…
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CFTC charges Richard Theye with fraud in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed an action in the federal court in Austin, Texas, charging Richard D. Theye and his…
Hedge funds should not be seen as alternative asset class, says Hewitt
Hewitt Associates, a consulting and outsourcing company, says hedge funds should no longer be seen as just an alternative asset class and…
Brown Brothers Harriman expands EMEA securities lending team
Financial services firm Brown Brothers Harriman has expanded its EMEA securities lending team with the addition of four senior…
Riley Paterson implements Paladyne Portfolio Master
Riley Paterson Investment Management, a Singapore-based hedge fund manager with USD340m of assets under management, has implemented…
Asian institutions building out internal investment capabilities
Asian institutions’ appetite for external asset management is growing slowly with the recovery in global markets, but new research from…
21 Jun 2010
GlobeOp extends private cloud service with Outlook 2010 functionality
GlobeOp Managed Services will partner with business communications provider Intermedia to offer Outlook 2010 desktop functionality through…
RWC Partners' Ajay Gambhir to launch Ucits III absolute return fund
RWC Partners’ Ajay Gambhir is set to launch the RWC Europe Absolute Alpha Fund, a Ucits III pan-European long/short equity fund. The new…
HSBC Ucits AdvantEdge Fund completes passporting to Germany and France
Following the initial launch of the HSBC Ucits AdvantEdge Fund in October 2009, the fund has now successfully completed the passporting…
Qbasis expands in UK with hire of Alistair Evans
Qbasis Invest, the Liechtenstein-based managed futures specialist, is expanding its London marketing operations with the appointment of…
Ashurst strengthens structured funds practice
Law firm Ashurst has hired Nick Terras to join its derivatives products group. Terras specialises in hedge funds, Ucits funds,…
Koger releases latest version of NTAS
Koger, a provider of software and services for the fund administration industry, has launched the next version of NTAS, its transfer agency…
New Haven pension fund selects IndexIQ for alternative investment allocation
The City of New Haven’s Employee Retirement Fund has invested USD8m in IndexIQ’s multi-strategy hedge fund replication separately managed…
Hedge funds record lowest performance since November 2008
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index lost 2.76 per cent in May, its lowest performance since November 2008.Nine out of ten strategies…
Deutsche Bank and Winton launch Ucits III fund
Deutsche Bank and Winton Capital Management have launched a Ucits III compliant version of Winton’s flagship Diversified Program. The Ucits…
