29 Oct 2009
Tudor Investment joins Lyxor managed account platform
Lyxor Asset Management has launched the Lyxor/Tudor Momentum Fund, which replicates the trend following component of the Tudor Tensor…
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28 Oct 2009
Directorship service for hedge funds is launched
A service that provides independent directorship to hedge funds and investment funds has been launched in the UK & Ireland.Independent…
EEX and Eurex expand cooperation to power derivatives
The European Energy Exchange and the international derivatives exchange Eurex are expanding their cooperation. As of 25 November 2009,…
Jupiter to launch two Ucits III funds for Philip Gibbs
Jupiter Asset Management is to launch two Ucits III funds for fund manager Philip Gibbs.The two unit trust funds, which have been…
Cedrus launches two global nanotechnology indices
Cedrus Investments, a boutique investment firm, has launched two global nanotechnology indices: Cedrus Nanotechnology Index – Diversified…
Hedge Funds Care to hold fifth London fundraising benefit
Hedge Funds Care, an alliance of hedge fund industry professionals committed to protecting children from abuse and neglect, is holding its…
27 Oct 2009
US institutions increase use of highly liquid equity derivatives
US institutions are increasing their use of highly liquid "flow" equity derivatives, but declines in asset values and a sharp falloff in…
Collins Stewart launches fund of absolute return funds
Collins Stewart Fund Management has launched the Collins Stewart Alternative Strategies Fund. With a target return objective of consistent…
Guernsey fund industry finds growth areas in tough market conditions
Guernsey’s fund servicing industry rose by more than six per cent to reach 2,057 funds and sub-funds at the end of June 2009, with total…
Aros Capital expands investment team
Aros Capital Partners, the recently launched Anglo-Danish hedge fund manager, has appointed Tom Muchiri Kabuga as an analyst in its…
BlueCrest launches equity market neutral fund
BlueCrest Capital Management has launched a multi-strategy equity market neutral fund called BlueCube. The new fund currently trades a…
Global names Rajiv Nakani head of alternative asset management
Global Investment House has appointed Rajiv Nakani as senior vice president to head the company’s alternative asset management business.…
Naissance launches Women’s Leadership Fund
Naissance Capital, a Swiss-based alternative investments manager, has launched the Women’s Leadership Fund to invest in companies having a…
Comment: Redrafted AIFM Directive is being watered down for good reason
Peter Mills, Managing Director of Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Fund Services Limited, examines Sweden’s redraft of the EU’s proposed…
Molinero Capital launches systematic CTA hedge fund
Hedge fund manager Molinero Capital Management has launched Molinero Global Markets Fund, a systematic CTA hedge fund.Laven Partners, the…
