08 Jul 2008
Goldman Sachs opens hedge fund administration operation in Toronto
Goldman Sachs, one of the top five hedge fund administrators in the world, has opened its latest Goldman Sachs Administration Services…
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InteDelta adds risk resourcing product to consultancy services
InteDelta, a niche consultancy focusing on risk management and quantitative finance, has announced the launch of a new risk resourcing…
Assured Fund on target to reach USD1bn by year-end, says traded life settlement manager
The performance of traded life settlement vehicle Assured Fund at a time of unprecedented volatility is attracting major institutional…
07 Jul 2008
GLG Partners appoints new managers to take up emerging markets challenge
Alternative asset manager GLG Partners has confirmed reports that Goldman Sachs partner Driss Ben-Brahim will be joining the firm to…
Aima to develop sound practices guide for fund of hedge funds managers
The Alternative Investment Management Association, the London-based hedge fund industry association, has announced plans to publish what it…
New Star hires Donald Pepper as head of alternative investment
New Star Asset Management has announced the appointment from September of Donald Pepper as head of alternative investment.New Star Asset…
Hedgeweek Comment: Shorting hits India
Indian stock markets have been witnessing a bloodbath of late, and India-focused hedge funds, which earlier were pushing up the market to…
Ermitage launches fund of funds focusing on directional strategies
European alternative fund of funds manager Ermitage Group has announced the launch of a niche fund of hedge funds, the Ermitage Directional…
06 Jul 2008
Northern Trust wins mandate to service Auda funds of hedge funds
Northern Trust has been selected by New York-based fund manager Auda Hedge to provide fund administration, custody, banking and foreign…
Fincere launches fund to capitalise on increasing emerging markets focus
London-based investment manager and corporate advisory firm Fincere has announced the launch of a hedge fund targeting global emerging…
Eurex trading volume reaches 198 million contracts in June
Trading volume last month at international derivatives exchange Eurex totalled 197.7 million contracts, compared with 196.3 million a year…
04 Jul 2008
Olympia Capital Management launches energy fund of hedge funds
Paris-based Olympia Capital Management has launched the Olympia Energy Fund, a diversified multistrategy energy-related fund of hedge funds…
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news
Hard cases make bad law, the saying goes, and critics of the Financial Services Authority say the UK regulator is responding…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: New funds to take stakes in small hedge fund managers
Lehman Brothers and Aladdin Capital are raising multi-billion-dollar funds to back small hedge fund managers.Lehman Brothers and Aladdin…
03 Jul 2008
A practical approach to fund regulation in Bermuda
"One of the trends that we are seeing is the globalisation and institutionalisation of the hedge fund industry,' says Jessel Mendes, a…
