10 Jan 2010
Benchmark chooses Prime Fund Solutions as fund administrator
Benchmark (USA), an alternative investment manager with over USD1.7bn in assets under management, has retained Prime Fund Solutions, an…
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Independent firms will shape 2010 asset management M&A
M&A in the global asset management industry in 2009 was dominated by mega-deals, with a record nine transactions announced involving…
08 Jan 2010
Carne Global chosen by Merchant Capital for Ucits directorships
Carne Global Financial Services, an adviser to the traditional, alternative investment and wealth management industries, has been appointed…
An idea whose time has come?
The turmoil that enveloped the hedge fund industry over the past two years as returns plummeted, investors rushed to redeem their holdings…
07 Jan 2010
Bandon in relationship with American Independent Securities Group
Investment management company Bandon Capital Management has formed a relationship with American Independent Securities Group, an…
SEI expands bank loan outsourcing services
SEI is expanding its bank loan operational outsourcing solution by using new technologies that increase loan processing automation and…
Chinese volatility index hits 31-month low
The AlphaShares Chinese Volatility Index hit a 31-month low of 23.48 on Christmas Eve and closed the year at 24.22, down from 59.69 at the…
Emerging markets lead hedge fund replication indexes
The IQ Hedge Emerging Markets Beta Index was IndexIQ’s strongest performing hedge fund replication index in 2009, finishing the year up…
Conyers hires six in Cayman, Bermuda and Dubai
Multi-jurisdictional law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has made a fresh round of hires to its corporate team with the addition of…
Edhec-Risk re-brands risk and asset management research centre
Edhec-Risk Institute, a centre for asset and risk management research, is changing the official name for the holding entity governing its…
Listing activity slows in 2009
Listing activity in 2009 experienced a significant slowdown as a result of the situation on the international capital markets since…
Polar Capital expands UK sales team
Asset management group Polar Capital has appointed John Regnier-Wilson, formerly a senior sales manager at Martin Currie and Axa…
Long/short equity hedge funds post double-digit returns
Based on the December performance for the Credit Suisse Long/Short Equity Liquid Index, long/short equity funds ended the year on a high…
06 Jan 2010
US equity broker business demands to outpace budgets, says Tabb
Speed will continue to be the name of the game for US equity brokers, a study published by Tabb Group has found that business demands…
NYSE Technologies launches ultra-low latency for TSE’s Arrowhead
NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, has launched a super-low latency market data platform specifically…
