05 Sep 2008
ATEP expands investment team
Alliance Trust Equity Partners (ATEP), the private equity arm of Alliance Trust PLC, has appointed Layla Fear as Investment Manager. Fear…
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Man launches notes linked to IP220 investment strategy
Man Investments has launched the Man IP220 Index Notes Series 4 based on the Man IP220 family of investment products.Man Investments has…
04 Sep 2008
Celent reports 'formidable challenges' for hedge fund administrators
With the hedge fund industry undergoing seismic shifts, fund administrators are faced with a formidable set of business and operational…
Summit Partners boosts Boston and London teams
Summit Partners, the private equity and venture capital firm that has raised more than USD 11 billion since its inception, has appointed…
Former Coutts and Ward Consultancy specialists join HFM Columbus
HFM Columbus, the UK wealth manager, has appointed two high profile private client financial consultants to work out of its central London…
Comment: More consolidation and start-ups in hedge fund administration
Consolidation in the hedge funds administration industry has been picking up pace in the last two years.Consolidation in the hedge funds…
NYSE Euronext improves efficiency of European cash equity markets
NYSE Euronext announce is extending 'decimalisation' from today to an additional tranche of 71 European stocks traded on its Amsterdam,…
Baird adds investment banking in China to platform
Baird, an employee-owned international capital markets, private equity, wealth and asset management firm, has expanded its global platform…
03 Sep 2008
Société Générale Securities Services opens new office in Hong Kong
Société Générale Securities Services has opened a new office in Hong Kong to offer transfer and registrar agent services.<span…
Custom House and Equity Trust complete merger
Custom House Global Fund Services Ltd and Equity Trust have completed the formal merger of Equity Trust's Fund Services Business and that…
Thames River celebrates tenth anniversary of Hillside Apex Fund
The Thames River Hillside Apex Fund, launched in 1998 and managed by Bernt Tallaksen and Mehrdad Noorani, is celebrating its tenth…
Comment: Young guns go for it
Hedge fund followers - keep your eyes on the following young people in the near future.Hedge fund followers - keep your eyes on the…
Change Capital Partners to sell Jil Sander to Onward and GIBO
Change Capital Partners LLP, the private equity firm specialising in retail and consumer industries, has reached agreement to sell Jil…
CLS announces senior hire from ICAP
CLS Bank International has appointed Roger Rutherford as the new Head of Product Management at CLS Services reporting to Rachael Hoey,…
02 Sep 2008
Comment: Atticus Capital wraps Deutsche Börse stake
According to a media report, Atticus Capital, one of New York's most powerful activist hedge fund the largest investor in Deutsche Börse,…