05 Nov 2008
Hedgeweek Comment: New president, new hedge fund rules?
Last week the US Treasury Department formally dropped its proposals for anti-money laundering regulations governing the hedge fund…
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Jersey fund industry proving its resilience, says Lipper
Jersey's fund servicing industry amounted to assets of USD270.3bn (GBP135.8bn) in 1,605 funds and sub-funds at the end of June, up more…
Credit event auction sets price of Landesbanki senior debt at 1.25 per cent
Markit and Creditex, in partnership with 14 credit derivative dealers, have conducted a credit event auction to facilitate the settlement…
Citi appointed hedge fund administrator by Fortelus Capital Management
Citi has been appointed by Fortelus Capital Management to provide hedge fund administration services to Fortelus' distressed debt fund.Citi…
Hedge Fund Capital Management launches credit opportunities fund of funds
Zurich-based Hedge Fund Capital Management is launching a credit opportunities fund of hedge funds to take advantage of the major…
04 Nov 2008
Dow Jones suspends hedge fund indices after managers are asked to deleverage
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes has announced the temporary suspension of publication of the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Equity Long/Short and Equity…
Hedgeweek Comment: Coffey about-turn reflects changed environment
Greg Coffey is playing it safe and joining veteran fund manager Louis Bacon as co-chief investment officer of Moore Capital Management's…
Eurex trading volume soars 55 per cent in October
International derivatives exchange Eurex traded a total of 226.6 million contracts in October (not including the trading volume of its…
Appleby to open Zurich office in December
Appleby says it will become the first member of the 'offshore magic circle' of international law firms to establish a presence in…
Aramid Capital Partners backs fund targeting German independent films
Aramid Capital Partners has announced the launch of what it says is the first fund dedicated to marketing independent films in Germany,…
03 Nov 2008
Moore Capital hires former GLG star as Coffey opts not to go it alone
Moore Capital Management, the USD20bn New York-based hedge fund manager headed by Louis Bacon, has hired former GLG Partners' star emerging…
Hedgeweek Comment: Porsche manoeuvre puts squeeze on German markets regulation
It wasn't as if hedge fund managers needed another reason to dislike Germany, what with its insistent calls for increased regulation of the…
Veteran trader Ron Pollack returns with Mascot Capital Management
Ron Pollack, who began his career as a short seller in 1987 as a senior analyst at Feshbach Brothers and subsequently ran the Dancing Bear…
Managing Partners offers enhanced allocation on traded life policy fund
Cayman Islands-based fund management group Managing Partners, which specialises in managing portfolios of traded life policies, is offering…
31 Oct 2008
Brighton House sees investor switch from equity to credit-based strategies
Investor mentality with regard to fund strategy has undergone an extensive change amid the volatile markets of the past quarter, with…
