23 Jun 2008
Pamplona Capital Management recruits Bear team to launch credit opportunity fund
Pamplona Capital Management has recruited Yves Leysen from Bear Stearns as a partner with responsibility for managing the Pamplona Credit…
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Hedge fund launches continue to slow as liquidations rise, says HFR
Volatile financial markets and credit concerns contributed to the smallest quarterly number of new hedge fund launches since 2000 in the…
Maitland to open Cayman office headed by former Walkers partner
Maitland, an international provider of legal and financial services.Maitland, an international provider of legal and financial services.…
Hedgeweek Comment: The salesman and his toast
'The entire sub-prime market is toast,' read an e-mail between Ralph Tannin and Matthew Cioffi, two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers…
Offshore law firm Harneys announces merger with Cayman firm
Leading British Virgin Islands-headquartered offshore law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels has announced its merger with the Cayman…
Ermitage hires pension fund specialist from BlackRock
Fund of hedge funds manager Ermitage Group has announced the appointment of John Rushen as an executive director with responsibility for…
Aima sought delay in implementation of FSA short-selling disclosure rules
The Alternative Investment Management Association, the international hedge fund industry association, has formally registered its concern…
20 Jun 2008
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news
Gaim International, the annual get-together of the global hedge fund industry, took place in Monaco this week against a backdrop of…
Comment: Is Chapter 15 now a closed book for hedge funds?
Jeremy Walton, a partner in the litigation practice group at international law firm Appleby and head of the firm's fund disputes team, says…
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority seeds Shariah-compliant hedge funds
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of UK-based Barclays Bank, and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority, an agency of…
Hedge fund managers benefit from equity upturn, says index providers
Average hedge fund returns recovered in May on the back of an overall recovery in equity markets during the month, according to index…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Bear Stearns hedge fund managers arrested on securities fraud charges
Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the former managers of the now-defunct Bear Stearns High Grade Structured Credit hedge funds, have been…
19 Jun 2008
The automatic revolution is upon us
Two key visible and ongoing trends in the servicing and administration of funds is the convergence of traditional and alternative…
Olivier Lecler named as chief executive of SGAM Alternative Investments
Société Générale Asset Management has announced the appointment of Olivier Lecler as chief executive of its wholly-owned subsidiary, SGAM…
Low-touch electronic trading in Europe to generate EUR2.1bn by 2010, report says
Low-touch electronic trading across European equity markets will account for nearly EUR2.1bn in commission revenue by 2010, up from 1.8bn…
