20 Aug 2008
Cohen & Steers launches Global Real Estate Long-Short Offshore fund
New York-based investment manager Cohen & Steers has launched the Global Real Estate Long-Short Offshore fund managed by Todd Voigt,…
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MTM Capital Partners and US environmental agency co-operate on coal mine methane
MTM Capital Partners, a UK investment manager that invests in the efficient and safe use of resources and the reduction of…
CFTC approves four Eurex futures on German and Swiss benchmark indices for US market
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved trading for the US market in four Eurex futures products offering exposure to the SLI…
Hedgeweek Comment: Ex-Amaranth trader rakes in the money
Apparently unscarred by the Amaranth Advisors fiasco, the trader whose natural gas trades triggered the collapse of the Connecticut hedge…
Exotix strengthens structuring capabilities in Africa with new hire
Vicente Pons has joined Exotix, a London-based frontier market investment banking boutique, as a director in the structured products team,…
SLI's Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund passes GBP500m
Standard Life Investments has announced that its Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund, launched in June 2006, has passed the milestone of…
19 Aug 2008
New Energy Finance unveils Silicon and Wafer Price Index
The price of polysilicon, the key raw material in the manufacture of most solar photovoltaic panels, is set to drop by up to 43 per cent…
Hedgeweek Comment: Banks tighten lending grip on hedge funds
Investment banks are implementing tough internal rules, perhaps in a very practical way, to streamline the way they lend to hedge…
Duff Capital Advisors adds new investment teams and bolsters management
Newly-launched alternative investment manager Duff Capital Advisors has announced the addition of two new investment teams and built out…
Phoenix Funds Services recruits Gerard Quirke from Hermes
Phoenix Fund Services, a provider of offshore and onshore traditional and alternative fund administration services with offices in the UK…
Irish Stock Exchange unveils new listing regime for Super Sophisticated Investor Funds
The Irish Stock Exchange has introduced a listing regime for a new category of fund, the Super Sophisticated Investor Fund, as well as…
18 Aug 2008
Managed futures suffer setback in July as Barclay CTA Index slides 2.37 per cent
Managed futures, which had posted an average return of 8.88 per cent over the first half of 2008, slipped back 2.37 per cent in July,…
Hedgeweek Comment: Soros is buying
Global investor and philanthropist George Soros is back doing what he does best - making a fortune by exploiting financial turmoil.Global…
D5 Advisors wins managed account mandates and hires research director
Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund advisory firm D5 Advisors has announced it has secured two new clients, each on a managed account…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index slips a further 2 per cent in July
Hedge funds lost an average of 1.99 per cent in July, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based…
