24 Oct 2008
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news
Not every jurisdiction has been as quick as the US to lift restrictions on short selling.Not every jurisdiction has been as quick as the US…
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Regulators' agreement opens up Irish fund market to Chinese investors
The Irish and Chinese financial regulatory authorities have signed an agreement that will allow Chinese investors to invest in…
Coast Asset Management recruits institutional marketing chief for North America
Santa Monica-based Coast Asset Management, an independent multistrategy alternative investment manager, has appointed industry veteran…
23 Oct 2008
DTCC and LCH.Clearnet merger to create world's leading clearing house
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and LCH.Clearnet Group have signed a non-binding agreement to merge the two companies,…
Hedgeweek Comment: Capital requirements move up the agenda
Capital adequacy requirements is a topic that lately may have become lost amid the chaos of the financial markets, but now the Alternative…
FSA eases short selling reporting requirement after review
The UK's Financial Services Authority has eased its reporting requirement for short sales following a review but otherwise plans to make no…
Liffe to license Markit iTraxx Europe indices for OTC clearing solution
Liffe, the global derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, has signed a licence agreement with financial information services provider Markit…
Evolvence Capital appoints Ashok Ramaswami to develop Indian operations
Dubai-based Evolvence Capital, an alternative asset manager focused on the Middle East and South Asia, has appointed a new team of…
CMA Global Hedge proposes redemptions and discount controls to address NAV discount
The board of Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended hedge fund CMA Global Hedge PCC has announced measures to address the problem of the…
22 Oct 2008
Aima issues new capital adequacy guidance to UK hedge fund managers
The London-based hedge fund industry body, the Alternative Investment Management Association, has issued updated guidance to its members on…
Citadel names Rohit D'Souza as chief executive of capital markets business
Citadel Investment Group has announced the appointment of Rohit D'Souza as chief executive of its capital markets business.Citadel…
FRM Capital Advisors seeds Beechbrook Capital mezzanine fund
FRM Capital Advisors, the hedge fund seeding business of fund of hedge funds manager Financial Risk Management, has agreed to provide…
Gottex Fund Management sees assets slip in third quarter
Gottex Fund Management Holdings, an independent alternative asset management group, has announced that its assets under management declined…
Corporate executives want tighter restrictions on short selling, says NYSE study
A study commissioned by NYSE Euronext, operator of the New York Stock Exchange, has found support for tighter restrictions on short selling…
Hedgeweek Comment: Aussie regulator hesitates to lift short-selling ban
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission yesterday extended the ban on covered short-selling for non-financial stocks until…
