19 May 2009
FRSGlobal to offer regulatory reporting service for hedge funds
FRSGlobal, a provider of risk and regulatory compliance solutions, is preparing to work with the hedge fund industry to help it comply with…
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Galena launches energy fund with seed of USD50m
Galena Asset Management has launched Galena Energy Fund to trade oil and energy futures, options and swaps. Galena Asset Management has…
IndexIQ adds industry veterans to distribution team
IndexIQ, a developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, has added Kevin D. DiSano and Andrew…
18 May 2009
Jane Foley appointed as research director, Forex.com
Gain Capital Holdings, a global provider of online foreign exchange (trading services, has appointed Jane Foley as research director,…
Japan's traders favour NYSE Liffe's STIRs
NYSE Liffe, the European-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, says it is the most popular foreign exchange in Japan for trading…
GLG completes convertible subordinated notes offering
GLG Partners, the US-listed asset manager, has completed its private offering of USD214m aggregate principal amount of its…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 1.68 per cent in April
Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index was up 1.68 per cent in April, bringing year-to-date returns to 2.55 per…
Ex-New Star CIO launches 'revolutionary' wealth-management company
Alan Miller, former Chief Investment Officer and founding shareholder of New Star Asset Management has teamed up with Alexander…
USD61m in commitments made to Madoff claimants
Over USD61m of Securities Investor Protection Corporation funds has already been committed to 125 claimants in the Securities Investor…
Managed futures slide 0.51 per cent in April
Managed futures slipped again in April down 0.51 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Managed futures…
17 May 2009
Comment: Regulation and tax pose dilemma for alternative managers
Will a combination of the UK's plans to increase taxation of the income and pension contributions of its wealthiest residents and the…
15 May 2009
Target shareholders told to vote on Pershing's Gold proxy card
Proxy Governance, an independent proxy voting advisory firm, has recommended that shareholders of Target Corporation vote on Pershing…
Akin Gump adds UBS lawyer to London funds practice
International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has hired investment funds lawyer Ash Gulati as senior counsel in London.…
SEC proposals aim to strengthen safeguards of investor funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rule amendments that aim to substantially increase protections for investors who…
Steel Partners urges shareholders to vote for director nominees
Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore) has sent a letter to shareholders of Aderans Holdings urging them to vote for Steel…
