20 Jan 2010
Deutsche Bank prime brokerage obtains SAS 70 certification
Deutsche Bank’s London-based prime brokerage platform has obtained a Type 1 SAS 70 certification. The certification was completed by…
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Students eye hedge funds and PE firms despite crisis
The Alternative Investments Conference organised by the London School of Economics private equity society and financial markets group has…
19 Jan 2010
Fidessa adds nine US options brokers to network
Fidessa, a provider of trading solutions for the buy-side and sell-side, has added nine brokerage firms offering US options execution…
Carol Hall to head Walkers' Hong Kong investment funds group
Law firm Walkers has appointed Carol Hall as head of its newly-formed investment funds group in Hong Kong. Hall has more than 17 years’…
Risk appetite at four-year high as investors embrace equities
Investors have rediscovered their risk appetite and are putting cash reserves to work across the equity markets, according to the BofA…
Triple A in marketing partnership with Sparx
Triple A Partners, an Asian and emerging markets alternative fund company in the seeding and distribution business, will partner with Sparx…
Comment: Outlook for the Asia ex-Japan equity market in 2010
Hiroshi Yoh, CIO at Tokio Marine Asset Management (London), the Japanese and Asian equities specialist, reveals his outlook for Asia…
HedgeServ opens office in the Cayman Islands
Hedge fund administration provider HedgeServ is opening a Cayman Islands office. Greg Bennett, managing director, will head a team of 12…
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 5.15 per cent in 2009
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.33 per cent in December, bringing its year-to-date performance to +5.15 per cent. The top performing…
HSBC launches Sterling class of Ucits AdvantEdge Fund
HSBC has launched a Sterling Class and a Sterling Institutional Class of its HSBC Ucits AdvantEdge fund of hedge funds.The Sterling classes…
18 Jan 2010
FTSE and Edhec create risk efficient indices
FTSE Group and Edhec -Risk Institute have launched an index series which uses a risk-adjusted strategy to that of traditional market…
Finisterre launches emerging markets fund
Finisterre Capital, an emerging markets total return specialist, has launched the Finisterre Emerging Markets Fund with USD250m of initial…
Cube Capital appoints Tom Holland as partner
Tom Holland has been appointed as a partner in Cube Capital, the London-based alternative investment and advisory firm.Based in Hong Kong,…
Credit Suisse/Tremont index best annual return in ten years
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index has been confirmed up 0.88 per cent in December and 18.57 per cent for the…
Signal Capital partners with Amasis Capital quant firm
New York-based Signal Capital Management has entered into an alliance with Swiss/Asian-based quant forex firm Amasis Capital…
