22 Sep 2009
Securities lending thriving but with a renewed focus on risk
Securities lending participants are staying in the market or adjusting their risk parameters rather than suspending their programmes,…
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Hedge fund client base switches to institutions, says IAM
The main client base of hedge funds is now institutional rather than private, according to Morten Spenner, chief executive at International…
Absolute Return to launch NEAS Power Fund
Absolute Return Partners is launching the NEAS Power Fund on 1 October in response to rising investor demand for uncorrelated and liquid…
21 Sep 2009
Securis appoints Al Selius head of New York office
Securis Investment Partners has appointed Al Selius as head of a newly-opened New York office. Selius’s role will be centred on…
York Capital and BofA Merrill Lynch launch event driven Ucits fund
York Capital Management and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have launched the York Event Driven Ucits Fund. York has been appointed as the…
Sophis and J.P. Morgan launch portfolio and risk management tool
Sophis, a provider of portfolio and risk management solutions, and J.P. Morgan’s prime brokerage business have introduced iSophis, a new…
FTSE launches first in range of currency FRB indices
FTSE Group and Record Currency Management have launched the first set of indices within the new FTSE Currency Forward Rate Bias Index…
Hedge fund and PE industries contribute EUR9bn to EU governments
The hedge fund and private equity industries contribute EUR9bn (GBP7.9bn) in tax revenues to European Union governments, according to a…
Hoare Capital expands specialist credit team
London West End-based agency broker Hoare Capital is expanding its credit, ABS and inflation teams as it gears up into quarter three. Among…
Rampart appoints Richard Davis senior vice president of sales
Rampart Investment Management, an asset management firm specialising in option strategies, has appointed Richard R. Davis as senior vice…
Denver Investments and GRT Capital form Denver Alternatives
Denver Investments, a USD7bn asset management firm, and GRT Capital Partners, a multi-strategy alternative investment firm, have formed…
Aladdin Capital Management coordinates committee for debt restructure
A group of investors in Wind Hellas Telecommunications’ subordinated notes have formally organised a bondholder committee representing the…
Salus Alpha launches arbitrage strategy with daily liquidity
Salus Alpha has launched a commodity arbitrage fund, which it says is the first to successfully combine an arbitrage strategy with daily…
18 Sep 2009
Hedge Fund Research launches commodity and energy indices
Hedge Fund Research has launched six HFRX indices focused on specific exposures within the commodity, energy, and yield alternative…
S&P 500 records sixth consecutive month of gains
The S&P 500 index registered a sixth consecutive month of gains in August, rising by 3.61 per cent in a context of stable implied…
