12 May 2009
Prime brokerage veteran joins Concept Capital
Concept Capital, an institutional broker and total solutions provider for global investment managers, has announced that Rob Davis has…
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11 May 2009
Turner launches Spectrum Fund
Investment manager Turner Investment Partners has announced the launch of the Turner Spectrum Fund, a no-load, open-end mutual fund that…
Cogent Partners to launch hedge fund advisory business
Cogent Partners, an investment bank focused on alternative assets, has announced the launch of a new hedge fund advisory business and the…
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions to administer Sandalwood Securities FoHF
Sandalwood Securities, a New Jersey-based alterative investment manager and broker dealer, has announced that it has retained Fortis Prime…
Deutsche Börse expands European Directors' Dealings service
Deutsche Börse is expanding its European Directors' Dealings data service to include seven more countries. Deutsche Börse is expanding its…
Investors and managers refocus on implications of risk
For years hedge fund managers have been routinely describing their goal - indeed, their promise to investors - as achieving 'above-average…
Offloading the risk management headache
Up to around a decade ago, risk management solutions were extremely expensive and available only to the largest financial institutions such…
Traumatic year turns focus to the fat tail
After a traumatic year for alternative fund managers and their investors in 2008, the hedge fund industry is having to take risk…
Service providers see opportunities as industry grapples with downturn
The evident risk management failings laid bare by the hedge fund industry's troubled performance over the past year are opening up a wide…
Due diligence in a dangerous world
Due diligence is a concept that has been around for a long time, but its profile has risen significantly over the past…
Advent International acquires 30 per cent of central depository
Advent International, the global private equity firm, has acquired 30 per cent of CETIP - Balcao Organizado de Ativos e Derivativos, the…
CFTC seeks comment on adjusted net capital proposal
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved for publication in the Federal Register a proposal to amend requirements for minimum…
SkyBridge Capital invests in WyeTree Asset Management
SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, has committed to invest in WyeTree Asset…
Paul Knight appointed as chairman of UBS Canada
UBS has appointed Paul Knight as chairman and chief executive of UBS Canada. UBS has appointed Paul Knight as chairman and chief executive…
SEC Compliance stresses importance of transparency
SEC Compliance Consultants, a provider of compliance and operational due diligence reviews, has stressed the need for asset managers and…
