01 Oct 2008
Comment: The end of the single prime broker model
Sameer Shalaby, chief executive of hedge fund technology provider Paladyne Systems, says the current financial crisis has sealed the fate…
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European Midday Report: Markets cautious in advance of crucial vote
European markets traded cautiously this morning on hopes that the US bailout plan would be approved later this afternoon by the US…
Hedgeweek Comment: Funds prepare to counter potential redemptions
As fears of mass redemptions reverberate through the hedge fund industry, many managers are implementing defensive tactics to counter the…
Eurex Clearing completes handling of open positions for Lehman Brothers International
Eurex Clearing has announced it has successfully transferred all customer positions and wound down all proprietary positions of Lehman…
"Safe" derivative promises immunity against excess market volatility
Chicago-based Actuarials Holdings, parent company of the Everest OTC Trade Facility and the AE Clearinghouse, has unveiled what it says is…
30 Sep 2008
RAB Capital wins vote on lock-up for RAB Special Situations strategy
RAB Capital has announced that investors in the Cayman-domiciled RAB Special Situations Fund Limited and the Delaware-based Special Sits LP…
Comment - Julius Baer's Christian Gattiker: "This is not the time to make major portfolio shifts"
Christian Gattiker, head of research and equity strategy at Julius Baer, looks at the impact of the rejection by the US House of…
European Midday Report: World markets ease on hopes that bailout is alive
The US Congress's rejection of a bank rescue package wiped nearly 9 per cent off the S&P 500 on Monday but European shares and many…
Patterns and Predictions launches tool for hedge funds to measure impact of financial news
Boston-based Patterns and Predictions, which offers data-mining tools based on its Bayesian statistics engine and proprietary algorithms in…
Hermes builds fund of hedge funds capabilities
Hermes, manager of the UK's BT Pension Scheme, has appointed Matteo Dante Perruccio as chief executive of its new boutique fund of hedge…
Markit postpones roll of CDX indices
Financial information services firm Markit has postponed the rolls of the Markit CDX North America Investment Grade, Markit CDX North…
Man Group reports 25 per cent sales growth in six months to September
Despite the turmoil in global financial markets, demand for Man Group's hedge fund products has remained very strong, the firm says in its…
Hedgeweek Comment: Donations from hedge funds - so what?
The UK media on Sunday were agog with the news that the Conservative Party, which is widely expected to regain power at the next general…
Comment: Is real estate the silver lining?
David Krein, senior director for institutional markets at Dow Jones Indexes, says that while financial sector stocks slump, the real estate…
Lehman asset management business acquired by Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman
Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman have concluded negotiations to acquire Neuberger Berman, the 69-year-old asset management…
