08 Oct 2008
Hedgeweek Comment: Sub-prime brokerage
The tales of woe are growing from the many hedge fund managers that were prime brokerage clients of Lehman Brothers.The tales of woe are…
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Arch Financial Products enters Asia and Middle East market with Financial Partners stake
UK-based alternative investment manager Arch Financial Products has made a substantial investment in Financial Partners Group, an…
07 Oct 2008
Mitsubishi joins Goldman as shareholder in London hedge fund manager Capula
Mitsubishi Corporation has announced that it will acquire a 5 per cent stake in London-based hedge fund manager Capula Investment…
Hedgeweek Newsflash: Fed creating SPV to pump liquidity into markets
In an emergency move designed to pump liquidity into the markets, the US Federal Reserve Board is creating the Commercial Paper Funding…
Ogier to offer private funds within new wealth planning service
Ogier, an 'offshore magic circle' provider of legal and fiduciary services, is launching a new personalised wealth planning service for…
Former Man executives launch platform for emerging hedge fund managers
A group of former Man Group executives has launched a new hedge fund platform, Revere Capital Advisors, which aims to allow emerging hedge…
Resolution Asset Management appoints Tim Sweeting as head of alternatives
Resolution Asset Management has appointed Tim Sweeting to the newly-created position of head of alternatives, reporting to sales and…
Hedgeweek Comment: It ain't over
Any lingering hopes that the eventual agreement last Friday on the US bailout package would provide a turning point in the market…
Dean Art Investments joins hedge fund platform Harbour Capital
Dean Art Investments, a new portfolio management company that will invest in the booming art market, has launched the USD50m Dean Art Fund,…
Iosco unveils proposed regulatory standards for funds of hedge funds
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions has published for public consultation a document entitled Proposed Elements of…
Cambridge Place Investment Management appoints chief investment officer for Europe
Cambridge Place Investment Management has recruited Stephen White as chief investment officer for Europe from Morgan Stanley, where he was…
06 Oct 2008
BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management adds to alternatives fund of funds team
Wealth manager BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management has strengthened its alternatives fund of funds team with three senior additions,…
Hedgeweek Comment: Back to normal?
Now that the US House of Representatives has passed, with whatever reservations, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, the legislation…
Funds attorney Angelyn Lim joins Dechert as a partner in Hong Kong
Angelyn Lim has joined the international law firm Dechert as a partner in the financial services group.Angelyn Lim has joined the…
Citadel strengthens fixed-income proprietary trading and securitised product activities
Chicago-based alternative asset manager Citadel Investment Group has announced three senior hires that the firm says will expand its…
