10 Dec 2008
Epitome Global Services launches hedge fund rehab platform
Epitome Global Services has announced that it will offer a hedge fund rehab platform to advise and assist troubled funds. Epitome Global…
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Prime Source and Pricing Partners join forces
Prime Source, a NYSE Euronext company, and Pricing Partners have announced a partnership whereby they will join forces in the valuation…
DM Swiss Equity Asymmetric Fund completes first year
Delman SA says the DM Swiss Equity Asymmetric Fund has completed its first year of operation realising a net gain for its investors of…
Cima Aconcagua fund posts 40 per cent return
Buenos Aires-based asset manager the Cima Group says its Argentine-based Cima Aconcagua fund has returned 40 per cent this year as a result…
Fund administrators see reduction in revenue in 2008, says Deloitte
Nearly 30 per cent of fund administrators in Europe will experience a reduction in revenue in 2008, according to a survey by Deloitte.…
Liffe to launch commodities on Bclear in early 2009
Liffe says it will launch a range of soft and agricultural commodity products on its Bclear OTC derivatives service in the first quarter of…
Comment: Who's afraid of an offshore jurisdictions review?
Following controversy in the UK over the lack of deposit protection for savers who had placed their money with subsidiaries of failed…
09 Dec 2008
Old Mutual Asset Management appoints Sanford Brown
Old Mutual Asset Management has hired Sanford Brown as director of alternative investments. Old Mutual Asset Management has hired Sanford…
Hennessee Hedge Fund Index falls 2.69% in November
Hennessee Group, an adviser to hedge fund investors, has announced that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined -2.69% in November or…
Topos to provide risk advisory services for hedge fund investors
Topos, an alternative asset manager and investor, has launched an independent risk advisory and monitoring service for hedge funds and…
Northern Trust develops performance and analysis tools
Northern Trust has introduced new performance and analysis capabilities for clients investing in private equity, hedge funds and other…
Xtrakter launches XM2M mark to market valuation service
Xtrakter has announced the launch of a mark to market valuation service called XM2M. Xtrakter has announced the launch of a mark to market…
Olympia Capital Management appoints Razvan Petica as senior vice president
Olympia Capital Management, an independent fund of hedge funds manager, has appointed Razvan Petica as senior vice president, responsible…
Value of exchanges drops but grounds for optimism in 2009
The value of the world's listed exchanges continued to drop in November 2008, but there are grounds for optimism following positive share…
Financial crisis leaves equity derivatives market in flux
European institutional investors and banks increased their use of equity derivatives in the first half of 2008, but it is unclear how far…