25 May 2010
Invesco launches balanced-risk commodity strategy
Invesco’s global asset allocation team has been awarded its first mandate in its balanced-risk commodity strategy. The strategy is designed…
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Ascentia Capital Partners selects Armored Wolf as fund sub-adviser
Ascentia Capital Partners has chosen Armored Wolf to manage its global macro equities strategy in the Alternative Strategies Mutual…
First State launches onshore Global Agribusiness Fund to UK and Europe
First State Investments (UK) has launched an onshore version of its Global Agribusiness Fund. Targeted at UK and European wholesale and…
24 May 2010
Banks to publish share volumes traded in automated systems
Six investment banks have launched a voluntary initiative to improve post-trade transparency in the European over-the-counter equity…
GAM appoints Paul Udall as investment director
GAM has appointed Paul Udall as investment director in its London office.Udall will manage an equity mandate which will invest in…
Comment: Movements in fixed income and currency markets will provide increasing opportunities for macro managers
Morten Spenner, CEO at International Asset Management Limited (IAM), one of the oldest specialist fund of hedge funds manager, discusses…
Otkritie supports the Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy
As part of its sponsorship of Team Moscow at the Mint Polo in the Park tournament in June, Otkritie Securities has chosen the Fortune…
Investors drive growth of alternative mutual funds in US and Europe
In the wake of historic market losses and epic scandals, a restless and empowered investor base is demanding greater transparency and…
Dutch pension giant ABP invests in Cavenagh Capital
Former Dexion Capital veteran Andrew Gale and DBS veteran Lee Ka Shao have received an allocation from the pension fund management firm APG…
Emerging markets hedge funds navigate sovereign crisis
Emerging markets hedge funds gained 4.7 per cent year-to-date through April, suggesting that many managers have navigated through much of…
Fixed income traders lead Greenwich Investable Indices higher in April
The Greenwich Composite Investable Index advanced by 0.20 per cent in April as equity markets moved higher in choppy trading. Seven of nine…
Islands focus on international relations
Channel Islands leaders are confident about relations with the new UK government – including Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat business…
May turmoil will test or prove hedge fund performance, says AFM
As more funds' results are reported for April, average returns measured by Australian Fund Monitor's index have increased to be…
USD100m of minor metals trading at LME since launch
At 08:31 GMT on 21 May, one lot (six tonnes) of three-month molybdenum was traded on LMEselect at a price of USD36,000 per tonne, taking…
23 May 2010
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Meet over 300 active investors including representatives from: The Wellcome Trust, CERN Pension Fund, USS, APG, BBVA Private Pension Fund,…
