09 Jun 2008
Beumo joins Danfonds from Renaissance Capital
Brice Beumo, previously a senior associate at Renaissance Capital who focused on developing specialty finance business initiatives in…
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Hedge fund marketing firm Agecroft Partners hires institutional sales veteran
Third-party hedge fund marketing firm Agecroft Partners has hired Wall Street veteran Tim Driscoll as a managing director with…
Man Group takes strategic partnership in Bermuda's Nephila Capital
London-listed alternative investment manager Man Group has agreed to acquire a 25 per cent stake in Nephila Capital, a specialist manager…
08 Jun 2008
Canada's Acuity Investment Management launches 130/30 vehicle
Toronto-based Acuity Investment Management has launched a new pooled fund that combines long and short strategies, the Acuity Pooled 130/30…
Société Générale returnees strengthen equity derivatives business
Société Générale's corporate and investment banking division has strengthened its equity derivatives department with the return of Arié…
06 Jun 2008
Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news
In an uncertain investment climate and tricky global economic environment, a flight to perceived quality on the part of investors has…
Stoxx to launch pure dividend calculation based on Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50
European equity index provider Stoxx has announced plans to launch the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 DVP (Dividend Points), its first official…
MF Global first to offer direct market access to Indian exchanges
MF Global, the world's largest broker of exchange-traded derivatives, has announced that its Indian subsidiary has become the country's…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Drake Capital Management to close two more funds
Drake Capital Management is finally throwing in the towel on its loss-making hedge funds.Drake Capital Management is finally throwing in…
05 Jun 2008
Hedgeweek Comment: AIG's hedge fund seeding is right on cue
What a novel idea. The asset management arm of giant insurer AIG is forming a partnership with a hedge fund investment group to seed…
04 Jun 2008
AIG Investments and Larch Lane partner to seed emerging hedge funds
AIG Investments and Larch Lane Advisors, the alternative investment affiliate of Old Mutual Asset Management, have formed a joint venture…
Harcourt launches multistrategy emerging markets fund of hedge funds
Harcourt Investment Consulting has launched Belmont (Lux) Global Emerging Markets, a multistrategy fund of hedge funds dedicated to…
Summit Partners invests in electronic trading firm Flow Traders
Flow Traders, a European electronic trading firm, has received what it describes as a significant minority equity investment from US…
B&G Holding to create sterling share class and seek dual listing in London
Listed hedge fund Boussard & Gavaudan Holding will this month ask shareholders to approve the creation of a sterling class of ordinary…
Apex Fund Services establishes office in Isle of Man
International fund administration business Apex Fund Services has established an office in the Isle of Man headed by Tim Parkes, a former…
