27 Jan 2010
Babson Capital named replacement manager for two loan CDOs
Babson Capital Management, an investment management firm based in Massachusetts and North Carolina, has been selected by the controlling…
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Altegris expands relationship management team
Altegris, a provider of alternative investments, has expanded its senior management team serving its client base of wealth management…
Tora integrates trading platform with ConvergEx’s Eze OMS
Tora, a provider of trading technology and financial services, and ConvergEx, a provider of investment and execution technology solutions,…
Eurex admits first Japanese broker via Singapore
The international derivatives exchange Eurex has admitted the first Japanese broker out of the Republic of Singapore. Mizuho Securities…
Peak Ridge AgTech Fund invests in agricultural technology firm
One of Peak Ridge Capital’s venture capital funds, the Peak Ridge AgTech Fund, has made its first equity investment in agricultural…
Delaware Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund is launched
Delaware Investments, a member of Macquarie Group, has launched a mutual fund in the US: the Delaware Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund…
Momtchil Pojarliev joins Hathersage as senior portfolio manager
Hathersage Capital Management, a discretionary absolute return currency manager, has appointed Momtchil Pojarliev as director and senior…
Lyxor adds five hedge funds to managed account platform
Lyxor Asset Management has expanded its managed account platform with the addition of five hedge funds: Caxton, Ecofin, NewSmith, Lynx and…
Hedge Funds Care to host 12th annual children’s benefit
Hedge Funds Care, a non-profit organisation which raises funds and awareness within the hedge fund industry to prevent and treat child…
Deutsche Bank launches Ucits III equity fund
Deutsche Bank has launched a Ucits III compliant equity fund which aims to reduce volatility and drawdowns by implementing an enhanced…
Armajaro Asset Management launches fourth commodities fund
Alternative asset management firm Armajaro Asset Management has launched a fourth commodity hedge fund: the Armajaro STS Commodities…
Investor portals bring transparency to alternative assets industry, survey finds
A large portion of alternative investment firms may be hindering their capital raising efforts by not providing investors with access to…
26 Jan 2010
Comment: UK exits recession – slowly
Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders, cautions against expectations of a swift UK recovery. Preliminary estimates of GDP growth…
Investor Confidence Index rises from 104.3 to 104.5 in January
Investor confidence rose fractionally by 0.2 points to 104.5 in January from a revised December level of 104.3, according to the State…
FSA approves Xtrakter for regulatory reporting of derivatives
The UK Financial Services Authority has approved Xtrakter to regulatory report exchange-traded derivatives using alternative instrument…
