25 Feb 2009
Mourant du Feu & Jeune strengthens finance and funds teams
Offshore law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune has announced various senior promotions to strengthen its finance and funds teams, with Tony…
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SecondMarket launches trading of limited partnership interests in funds
SecondMarket, which bills itself as the world's largest marketplace for illiquid assets, has added trading in limited partnership interests…
Managed futures managers post negative returns for January
After topping the hedge fund strategies performance league table in 2008, managed futures managers suffered in January posting a negative…
SVM to launch Ucits fund equipped for volatile markets
SVM UK Absolute Alpha Fund, the new launch from Edinburgh-based independent fund management group SVM Asset Management, has been approved…
Comment: Fink splurges on spectacular penthouse
The former chief executive of Man Group, Stanley Fink, is reported to have bought an apartment with what is said to be the best view in…
UK pension funds keep faith in alternatives, says Watson Wyatt
UK pension funds advised by investment consultant Watson Wyatt continued to diversify into alternative asset classes in 2008, particularly…
24 Feb 2009
Credit Suisse/Tremont index posts gain after six months of negative returns
Following six straight months of negative returns, the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Hedge Fund Index posted a gain of 1.09 per cent in…
Bank of New York Mellon launches collateral netting service
Bank of New York Mellon has developed a netting service called Derivatives Collateral Net, which enables derivatives dealers to post only…
AM Investment Partners hires Stephen Thurer as volatility arbitrage portfolio manager
AM Investment Partners, a USD800m hedge fund firm managing three market-neutral single strategies, has hired Stephen Thurer as a senior…
Argonaut launches European Absolute Return Fund
European equities boutique Argonaut Capital has announced the launch of the Argonaut European Absolute Return Fund, managed by Argonaut…
Tora reports growth in trading volume, market share and trading access
Tora Trading, a trading platform and liquidity provider for Asia, says 2008 was a record year, having generated significant growth in…
Eiger Asset Management to launch four coffee-related funds
Eiger Asset Management is planning to launch four coffee-related funds, comprising two index tracker funds, a hedge fund and a vehicle…
Martin Currie announces changes to Absolute Return Funds range
Edinburgh-based investment manager Martin Currie has announced improvements to its ten-strong Absolute Return Funds range that will take…
Comment: Hedge fund industry faces Darwinian future
Hedge fund managers have more problems on their plate than just the fragile state of the markets, predictions that investor redemptions…
US court order freezes assets of Illinois commodity pool operator
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a federal court order freezing the assets of an Illinois commodity pool operator,…
