22 Mar 2010
Sells 'ahead of buys last week'
New figures have been published showing that sells were 15 per cent ahead of buys last week, with banks accounting for many of the…
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Alternative asset firms lagging in compliance
Many alternative investment firms are lagging in internal IT, compliance, policy enforcement, business continuity planning and IT security,…
Close to administer range of forestry funds
MSS Capital, the alternative asset management group, has selected Close Fund Services as fund administrator to a new range of sustainable…
Maples adds new partners
International law firm, Maples and Calder, has announced the appointment of eight new partners. Five of the new partners – Matthew…
CJC expands into Asia Pacific with new office in Hong Kong
Independent market data consultancy CJC is expanding into Asia Pacific with the opening of its first office in the region, in Hong Kong’s…
Deutsche Börse launches DAXglobal China Urbanization
Deutsche Börse has launched the DAXglobal China Urbanization Index, comprising the 20 largest and most liquid companies from five DAXglobal…
21 Mar 2010
Inaugural Hedgeweek Awards highlight success factors
The inaugural Hedgeweek Awards 2010 held in London earlier today, Friday, 19 March, highlighted investors’ focus on factors such as…
Olympia Capital Management launches multi-strategy fund of hedge funds
Fund of hedge funds manager Olympia Capital Management has launched the Olympia Dynamic Fund, a diversified multi-strategy fund of hedge…
IPOs 'will spike in 2010'
An organisation has predicted that the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) being made will spike through 2010.An organisation has…
Can hedge funds rely on renminbi's tie to the dollar?
The hottest debate around the Chinese economy is how long hedge funds can rely on the renminbi being tired to the US dollar, an expert has…
Icap to complete acquisition of TriOptima
Icap, an inter-dealer broker and supplier of post-trade services, has received final regulatory approval and will complete the acquisition…
19 Mar 2010
SmartPool reports record market share gains in the Nordic region
SmartPool, the European dark liquidity pool created by NYSE Euronext in partnership with HSBC, J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas, has reported…
Changes to Desjardins Alternative Investments Fund
The Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, the manager of the Desjardins family of mutual funds, has made changes to the investment…
18 Mar 2010
Barclay CTA Index gains 0.19 per cent in February
Managed futures gained 0.19 per cent in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“Although commodity indexes…
Direct Access Partners forms marketing unit
Prime broker Direct Access Partners has formed a marketing practice. The New York brokerage firm recruited a fundraising team from Channel…
