14 Dec 2009
Cube appoints director of marketing and business development
Cube Capital, a London-based global alternative investment and advisory firm, has appointed Louise van der Vegt as director of marketing…
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Iveagh launches share class aimed at UK charity sector
Iveagh Private Investment House, the Guinness family office, is to launch a new share class for the Iveagh Wealth Fund to enable charities…
SmartPool expands pan-European mid-cap service
SmartPool, the European dark liquidity pool created by NYSE Euronext in partnership with HSBC, J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas, has expanded…
Sprott names Peter Loach executive vice president of product development
Sprott Asset Management has appointed Peter Loach as executive vice president of product development. Sprott Asset Management is a business…
Gartmore prices IPO at 220p per ordinary share
Gartmore Group, a traditional equity and alternative asset management firm, has priced its initial public offering of ordinary shares at…
BNY Mellon introduces price verification service
BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services has launched a service that independently validates a hedge fund’s position records to third…
Hedge funds will face increased regulation, survey finds
Hedge funds were not a major contributor to the stock market crash of 2008 and early 2009, but they are very likely to face increased…
Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index rises by 1.1 per cent
The Lyxor Global Hedge Fund index rose by 1.1 per cent in November, taking its year-to-date performance to 5.5 per cent.Markets faltered at…
13 Dec 2009
Icap opens New York LME base metals desk
Interdealer broker Icap has expanded its base metals broking business by opening a New York sales desk and hiring Marc Carozza. Carozza…
New opportunities for third-party administrators
The improved economic outlook has encouraged managers to launch a raft of new funds.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cThe improved economic…
Culross launches Long Term Alpha Fund
Culross Global Management, a London-based fund of hedge funds manager, has launched the Culross Long Term Alpha Fund. Over the past decade,…
Thames River Longstone Fund celebrates second anniversary
Thames River Longstone Fund says it has delivered positive performance in 20 out of 24 calendar months as it celebrates its second…
Mourant appoints funds partner in the Cayman Islands
Offshore law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune has appointed James Wauchope as an equity partner in the Cayman Islands.Wauchope (pictured)…
11 Dec 2009
Comment: Taxing questions in London and Washington
Taxation, directly or indirectly, of the alternative investment industry has been in the headlines on both sides of the Atlantic this week.…
Australian hedge funds return 1.98 per cent in November
Australian absolute return and hedge funds outperformed the ASX200 for the second month running in November, returning 1.98 per cent for…
