09 Feb 2009
Alpstar Secured Bank Loan Fund completes private term financing
Alpstar Funds and investment adviser Mignon Genève have announced the completion of private term finance for the Alpstar Secured Bank Loan…
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UK regulator proposes public disclosure of short selling for all stocks
The Financial Services Authority has proposed expanding its disclosure rule covering short positions in financial stocks into a general…
Comment: Time for comment on FSA's short-selling proposal
With the financial sector as a whole awaiting a regulatory clampdown following the mayhem of the past 18 months, the UK's Financial…
06 Feb 2009
CFTC charges Minnesota commodity pool operator over USD5.5m Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed an enforcement action against Charles 'Chuck' E.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cThe US…
SEC charges Wall Street professionals in USD11.6m insider trading ring
The SEC has alleged that two M&A professionals, Nicos Achilleas Stephanou at UBS Investment Bank and Ramesh Chakrapani at Blackstone…
Moore secures significant funds business in Japan to round off 2008
Moore, a Jersey-based specialist provider of fund management, fund administration and corporate services, has had a substantial increase in…
BlackRock launches a one-stop shop fund for alternative investments
BlackRock has launched a Fund of Alternatives pooled fund for pension schemes, charities and other institutional investors. BlackRock has…
Large hedge fund launches "declined 26 per cent in 2008"
Assets for large new hedge fund launches declined significantly in the US in 2008 as hedge funds suffered their worst-ever year for…
Credit Suisse Long/Short Equity Replication Index gains 0.2 per cent in January
The Credit Suisse Long/Short Equity Replication Index was up 0.18 per cent net in January, according to Jordan Drachman, head of research…
Comment: Investors find favour with small buyouts as bank liquidity dries up
Sergey Bolshakov, analyst, Argo Capital Management, outlines evidence of a growing trend towards smaller buyouts since the onset of the…
05 Feb 2009
Frank Wong named chairman of Galleon Asia
Galleon Group, a global alternative asset manager with a focus on growth sectors and emerging markets, has announced that Frank Wong is…
CFTC launches monthly report to boost transparency
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced that it has launched, on a six-month trial basis, a monthly report called 'This…
Jersey Finance appoints Clive Boothman as head of new London office
Jersey Finance has announced that Clive Boothman will head up its new representative office in London, which will officially open shortly…
Palatine Asset Management to acquire Speed Racer assets
Los Angeles-based Palatine Asset Management has announced it is in negotiations to acquire an undisclosed interest in the Viacom-broadcast…
Founder Pierre Lagrange joins GLG's board of directors
The board of directors of London-based but New York-listed alternative asset manager GLG Partners has elected Pierre Lagrange as a…
