29 Apr 2008
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management unveils 130/30 strategies
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management, a diversified San Diego-based institutional asset manager belonging to the Allianz group, has…
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New Maculus fund boosts ADM Capital assets to USD2.4bn
Asia Debt Management Hong Kong, an investment advisor specialising in distressed debt, has announced the launch of ADM Maculus Fund V, a…
NautaDutilh appoints new partner to head funds practice in Luxembourg
Benelux law firm NautaDutilh has announced the appointment of Pierre Reuter, 37, as a partner in the firm's Luxembourg office, responsible…
28 Apr 2008
Private equity sector well set to ride the storm
Guernsey has been home to international private equity funds for well over a decade, but the sector's vigorous growth over the past few…
Stringent but flexible regime in Gibraltar creates platform for growth
Gibraltar is a relatively young jurisdiction in terms of fund servicing, but one that many agree has a very promising…
Marathon Asset Management opens office in Istanbul
Marathon Asset Management has announced the opening of a new office in Istanbul, expanding the New York-based firm's existing emerging…
Leonard Asset Management's Howard elected to Hedge Fund Association board
Jay B.Jay B. Howard, portfolio manager and chief investment officer of Troy, Michigan-based Leonard Asset Management, has been elected to…
Hedgeweek Comment: Hedge funds go back to the land in search of alpha
The silent tsunami has arrived.The silent tsunami has arrived. The global food crisis is sending prices of everyday items such as rice and…
25 Apr 2008
GlobeOp sees more urgent need for independent valuations
GlobeOp Financial Services, an independent provider of business process outsourcing, financial technology services and analytics to the…
BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies listed in London after raising USD275m
BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies, BlackRock's closed-ended fund of hedge funds, has begun trading on the main market of the London…
Outsourcing the key to administrators' value-added focus
Guernsey's fund administration sector is booming, and private equity is its principal driving force.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cGuernsey's…
Specialist providers serve changing market
Times are changing for the private equity industry. Once relatively unknown outside the financial world, in recent years it has become a…
Private equity firms get the Guernsey habit
Having already built up a reputation as one of the best offshore centre for private equity business among fund promoters and their…
Does Guernsey need unregulated funds?
Ever since Jersey announced last autumn that it was establishing two new categories of unregulated funds, with minimum investment of USD1m…
FRM plans London listing of Diversified fund of hedge funds strategy
Financial Risk Management is planning to offer access to its flagship Diversified strategy through an initial public offering of shares in…
