05 Aug 2008
Offshore centres under fire for "economic warfare", warns law firm
Offshore financial centres are liable to come under increasing pressure from tax authorities worldwide in the wake of the US Senate…
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04 Aug 2008
Turner Funds launches Turner Core Growth 130/30 Fund
Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based investment manager Turner Funds has launched its first 130/30 mutual fund, the Turner Core Growth 130/30 Fund, a…
Axa Investment Managers' fund of hedge funds assets soar past USD5bn
Axa Investment Managers has announced that its fund of hedge funds assets have reached USD 5.7billion, with the business, which is run by a…
Carlyle announces liquidation of Blue Wave multistrategy hedge funds
The Carlyle Group has announced that it is winding up its hedge fund management operation, Carlyle-Blue Wave Partners Management, barely 15…
Hedgeweek Comment: Bank assets lure hedge funds
Falling share prices and increasing desperation on the part of banks and other financial institutions to unload distressed assets are…
MSCI Barra launches Global Currency Indices
MSCI Barra has launched the MSCI Global Currency Indices, which may be licensed for use for portfolio management and benchmarking purposes,…
03 Aug 2008
FSA finds no evidence of market manipulation behind HBOS share price slump
The Financial Services Authority has announced that its investigation into trading in the stock of mortgage bank HBOS following a sharp…
Marathon Asset Management expands equity portfolio management team
New York-based Marathon Asset Management has expanded its portfolio management team dedicated to the global equity business by adding…
MFA joins derivatives dealers in commitment to boost market efficiency
The Managed Funds Association has announced that it is joining the 17 major derivatives dealers as a signatory to a letter to global…
Eurex trading volume rises 180 to million contracts in July
Trading volume at the international derivatives exchange Eurex reached 179.5 million contracts in July, a rise of 11 per cent from 162.4…
01 Aug 2008
UBS Names Jon Jodka Head of US Prime Brokerage Sales
UBS Investment Bank today announced that Jon Jodka will join the firm as Managing Director and Head of US Prime Brokerage Sales within its…
Inflows to Asia-focused hedge funds fall back in second quarter, says HFR
Total assets invested in Asian-focused hedge funds rose only fractionally in the second quarter of this year as losses from volatile…
WealthNotes files first exchange-traded note with 130/30 strategy based on S&P 500
WealthNotes Capital Management of Westport, Connecticut has joined the fast-growing exchange-traded notes market with the filing of its…
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news...
The problems faced by many sectors of the alternative investment industry are being shared with the law firms that service them…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: KKR uses Amsterdam-listed fund to fulfil ambition to go public
Buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public and is moving into real estate and long-only equity funds.Buyout specialist…
