02 Dec 2008
Deutsche Bank's Rreef completes acquisition of Rosen Real Estate Securities stake
Rreef Alternative Investments, Deutsche Bank's alternatives asset management business, has finalised an agreement first announced at the…
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Conyers set to advise on funds from new office in São Paulo
Offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman has opened Conyers Dill e Pearman (Brazil) Servicos de Consultoria in São Paulo, paving the…
01 Dec 2008
Fund management firms maintain appetite for derivatives, says report
Use of derivatives by UK fund managers will rise over the next 12 to 18 months despite market turbulence and record levels of redemptions…
BlueBay to close Emerging Market Total Return Fund as manager quits over valuation issue
BlueBay Asset Management has announced that it plans to wind down the BlueBay Emerging Market Total Return Fund, which has lost more than…
RWC Partners plans distressed convertibles fund
RWC Partners is planning to launch a convertible bond fund in January to take advantage of pricing anomalies in the convertible bond asset…
CFTC allows Thai and Korean futures contracts to be sold in US
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's office of general counsel has announced the issues of no-action letters allowing futures…
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions businesses obtain SAS 70 certification
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions has obtained an SAS 70 Type II statement for its entities in the Americas in Curacao, the Cayman Islands and…
Hedgeweek Comment: Making the worst of a bad job?
SRM Advisers, the Monaco-based hedge fund management firm run by the former star UBS proprietary trader Jon Wood, is suing the Wall Street…
Union Investment acquires Arcotel Kaiserwasser hotel in Vienna
Hamburg-based Union Investment Real Estate is expanding the portfolio of its UniImmo: Europa open-ended real estate fund, which has…
28 Nov 2008
SecFinex and SIX x-clear unveil central counterparty for stock borrowing and lending
SecFinex, a European electronic trading platform for equity finance owned by NYSE Euronext, and SIX x-clear, a licensed Swiss bank, have…
Collins Stewart Absolute Return Plus Fund celebrates positive returns for 2008
Collins Stewart's fund of hedge funds, the Absolute Return Plus fund, is enjoying a positive return so far this year as it marks its sixth…
Maitland names Tim Brown as chief information officer
International legal, professional and fund services group Maitland has appointed Dr Tim Brown, a former managing director of Aqute Business…
Harneys strengthens international practice with new partners in Cayman and Hong Kong
British Virgin Islands-based offshore law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels has announced the addition to the firm's partnership of…
Arch Financial Products appoints head of real estate among five new partners
London-based Arch Financial Products has appointed five new partners, Richard Rhodes, Guy Haward, Gianpaolo Potsios, Alex Hartley and Simon…
27 Nov 2008
Channel Islands show solidity in turbulent times
The investment industry, like the financial world as a whole, may be suffering from the impact of the credit crunch, stock market slump and…
