21 Apr 2009
Iveagh and 47 Degrees North enter into strategic partnership
47 Degrees North Capital Management has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Iveagh, the Guinness family office…
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Altis Partners offers managed accounts in Global Commodity Portfolio
Managed futures adviser Altis Partners (Jersey) is to offer managed accounts in its Global Commodity Portfolio for a limited period until…
Positive action needed to boost competitiveness of UK funds industry, says KPMG
Consolidating a number of recent tax proposals in this year's Budget would boost the attractiveness of UK funds versus their offshore…
Deerfield Capital enters investment venture with Pegasus Capital Advisors
Chicago-based Deerfield Capital has entered into a new investment venture with Pegasus Capital Advisors. Chicago-based Deerfield Capital…
Comment: Hohn keeps giving despite trickier times for TCI
The hedge fund industry's best known - and sometimes most controversial - charitable donor continues to deliver impressive performance for…
Babson Capital appoints four to global business development unit
MassMutual subsidiary Babson Capital Management, an investment management firm based in Springfield and Boston, Massachusetts and…
20 Apr 2009
IndexIQ makes regulatory filing to launch 15 more hedge fund replication ETFs
IndexIQ, which recently introduced the first exchange-traded funds to replicate hedge funds, has filed with the Securities and Exchange…
Fair value revisions would hurt hedge fund industry, says Pluris
Proposed revisions to the 'fair value' accounting standard (FAS 157) would weaken the standard and create inconsistencies in valuations,…
International Asset Management celebrates 20th anniversary
International Asset Management, one of the oldest independent fund of hedge fund investment managers in Europe, has celebrated its 20th…
Global hedge fund assets will reach USD2.6trn by 2013, says study
Hedge fund assets will bottom out at roughly USD1trn in 2009, after which capital appreciation and USD800bn in net inflows over the next…
John Bates to head fixed income at Silk Invest
Silk Invest, a specialist asset management firm that recently launched equity funds investing in the Middle East and Africa, has hired John…
Equinox forms affiliate focused on institutional placement agent services
Equinox Fund Management, a Denver-based commodity pool operator, has announced the formation of Equinox Capital Markets, an affiliate…
Wood Creek Capital Management closes new fund for alternative alternatives
Wood Creek Capital Management has announced the closing of its fourth investment vehicle, a USD300m fund, approximately doubling the firm's…
Edhec paper lists negative consequences of short selling ban
An in-depth study of short-selling activities by Edhec finance professor Abraham Lioui has called into question both the reasons for the…
Comment: KKR sees value in Indian spirits
US private equity major Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is reported to be interested in picking up a minority stake in Vijay Mallya's United…
