25 Jan 2010
Robeco-Sage hires Michael Welch as director of business development
Robeco-Sage, a fund of hedge fund manager based in New York, has hired Michael Welch as director of business development. He will be based…
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24 Jan 2010
EFA forms partnership with Asset Management Services
European Fund Administration has signed a partnership agreement with Italy’s Asset Management Services, a company specialised in fund…
Hedge funds recoup 77 per cent of 2008 losses
Hedge funds have recouped 77 per cent of their 2008 losses, with 28 per cent of funds now fully recovered from their maximum drawdowns,…
22 Jan 2010
Allium Capital expands relationship management team
Advisory group Allium Capital has strengthened its relationship management function with the appointment of Lindsay Coates. Coates, who was…
Galileo Capital Management launches in London & Hong Kong
A team of investment management specialists has launched Galileo Capital Management, an investment management and advisory firm with…
Obama calls for new restrictions on size and scope of financial institutions
President Obama has called for reforms to ensure that no US bank or financial institution that contains a bank will own, invest in or…
Comment: Wounding Wall Street is not the answer
Tim Roberts, fund manager at Cavendish Asset Management and a specialist in the North American market, comments on President Obama’s threat…
21 Jan 2010
Alpstar Capital appoints Bertrand Pinel as chief executive
Alpstar Capital, a European asset manager and investment adviser, has appointed Bertrand Pinel as partner and chief executive. Pinel was…
UMB Fund Services and JD Clark make two promotions
UMB Fund Services, a division of UMB Financial, and its alternative investment servicing division JD Clark have promoted two…
Alfred Berg strengthens investment team
Nordic asset management firm Alfred Berg has appointed Dr. Larry Pohlman and Amitabh Dugar to its quantitative strategies team as chief…
World Food invests USD10m in Ghana to revive gold mines
World Food is investing USD10m into Ghana in the form of equipment, infrastructure and employees to revive lifeless gold mines, according…
Citi chosen by Merritt Capital for fund of hedge fund administration
Citigroup has been awarded a mandate by Merritt Capital to provide a suite of fund of hedge fund administration services. In particular,…
RWC appoints Lakshman Harendran to convertible bond team
RWC Partners has appointed Lakshman Harendran to its convertible bond team.Harendran joins from Morgan Stanley Investment Management where…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index falls three per cent in December
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index, an investable index based on Lyxor’s hedge fund platform, was down 0.3 per cent in December.Since the…
Credit Suisse appoints head of Asia Pacific and emerging markets
Credit Suisse has appointed Neil Harvey as managing director and head of Asia Pacific and head of emerging markets globally for asset…
