13 Jul 2009
Former Morgan Stanley traders launch Cinneas Foreign Exchange
Morgan Stanley veterans Michael Myrtetus and Douglas Borthwick have created Cinneas Foreign Exchange, an alternative investment management…
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AQR Capital launches Momentum Indices
AQR Capital Management has launched the AQR Momentum Indices, which capture the returns of stocks that have outperformed their peers on a…
Altegris Investments expands team
Altegris Investments has promoted one of its senior alternative investment professionals and hired two additional senior staff members.Todd…
LME reports growth in trading volumes for first half of 2009
Lots traded on the London Metal Exchange during the first half of 2009 totalled 55,185,086 - 1.8 per cent higher than the same period last…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index to finish up 0.48 per cent In June
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up 0.48 per cent in June, based on 66 per cent of assets…
Hedge funds generate strong returns in first half of 2009
Hedge funds continued to generate strong returns in the first half of the year, up an estimated 6.33 per cent, according to the Absolute…
Altin reduces cash position
Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, has reduced event driven strategies and…
10 Jul 2009
California man and company charged with commodity options fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged David Michael Kogan and his company First Capital Futures Group, both of Sherman…
Dow Jones hedge fund strategies post gains in June
All four hedge fund strategies published by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fee gains in June 2009.All four hedge fund…
Cardano hires two to develop client relationships
Cardano has appointed Bart Heenk and Steven Catchpole to manage and develop client relationships. Cardano has appointed Bart Heenk and…
Mourant appoints Matt Wood managing director in Guernsey
Mourant International Finance Administration has appointed Matthew Wood as managing director of its Guernsey office. Mourant International…
Eurekahedge Hedge Fund index returns -0.02 per cent in June
After a record month in May, the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund index returned -0.02 per cent in June while the MSCI AC World Index lost 0.7 per…
Georgia man charged over multi-million dollar forex Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Eldon A.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has…
Castlestone Management fund buys Picasso and Warhol art
The Collection of Modern Art, a retail art fund launched on 31 May by Castlestone Management, has acquired several paintings at the London…
Hedge fund industry up 9.41 per cent in first half of 2009
Following best performance in nearly a decade in May, the hedge fund industry ended the second quarter in a more muted fashion, with the…
