07 Dec 2009
Insurance most active sector in US CDS market in November
The US credit default swap market remained characterised by further widening throughout the course of last month, extending the gradual…
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List Group launches FRM Grid for risk analysis
List Group, the electronic trading provider behind 15 of Europe’s electronic markets, has launched its standard alone grid computing…
Comment: A look at 2009 as well as the outlook for financial markets in 2010
Horacio Valeiras, Managing Director, Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management and CIO, Allianz Global Investors Management Partners, looks…
Hedge funds end October in positive territory
Volatility spikes at the end of October hit many hedge fund strategies, with the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Hedge Fund Index returning a…
Precious metals lead S&P GSCI in November
The S&P GSCI increased 1.52 per cent in November led by the precious metals sector which gained 13.53 per cent, according to figures…
YA Global Master SPV invests SGD10m in Swing Media
Swing Media Technology Group has entered into a SGD10m equity line facility with YA Global Master SPV, a fund managed by Yorkville…
mshPRIME offers reporting tools for age of transparency
With the Madoff and other scandals still fresh in the mind and investors demanding that managers provide increased transparency, the hunt…
06 Dec 2009
Opus opens Chicago office
Opus Fund Services has opened an office in Chicago to concentrate on sales and marketing, back and middle office accounting, and client…
Marc Romano joins NewFinance Capital as chief executive
Marc Romano will join NewFinance Capital, the specialist fund of hedge funds wholly-owned by Schroders, as chief executive officer from 18…
March Gestión launches fund specialising in quality wine
March Gestión de Fondos, Banca March’s investment management arm, has launched a global equity fund investing in companies linked to the…
Guernsey funds see seven per cent rise in value in Q3
The value of investment funds in Guernsey grew by GBP12bn, or seven per cent, in the third quarter of 2009, according to figures from the…
Standard & Poor’s launches S&P 500 Gold Hedged Index
With the returns of gold rivaling that of the US equity market, Standard & Poor’s has launched the S&P 500 Gold Hedged Index. The…
GLG Partners appoints Sir John Gieve as senior adviser
Investment manager GLG Partners has appointed Sir John Gieve, the former deputy governor of the Bank of England, as a senior adviser. Gieve…
Highland Capital Management settles Deutsche Bank suit
Three hedge funds managed by Highland Capital Management have reached a settlement with Deutsche Bank pertaining to the funds' suit against…
04 Dec 2009
Comment: Candover terminates EUR 3bn buy-out fund
Mark Spinner (pictured), partner and Head of Private Equity at international law firm Evershed, outlines the significance of Candover’s…
