04 Apr 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management takes minority stake in Hawker Capital
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has taken a minority stake in Hawker Capital (Cayman), a commodities-focused investment management…
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Investec Asset Management reports strong returns for first commodity hedge fund
Investec Asset Management's first commodity hedge fund, the Guernsey-domiciled Global Commodities & Resources Fund, has marked its…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Morgan Stanley takes seventh hedge fund manager stake
Morgan Stanley has bought a minority stake in London hedge fund manager Hawker Capital.Morgan Stanley has bought a minority stake in London…
Fine wine combines attractive returns with low volatility, says Wine Asset Managers
Ever-increasing demand and fixed supply means that wine as an investment offers a unique combination of superior returns and low risk by…
All Dow Jones index strategies post losses for March and first quarter
All six hedge fund strategies calculated by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees losses in March and ended the first quarter in…
03 Apr 2008
Ron Suber joins Merlin Securities to lead global prime brokerage sales
Merlin Securities, a broker-dealer specialising in technology-driven prime brokerage services, has announced the appointment of Ron Suber…
ICAP reports record electronic trading volumes in March
Interdealer broker ICAP has reported that average daily electronic broking volumes in March set a new record of USD966.1bn, up from the…
Bank of New York Mellon tops USD200bn in hedge fund assets
Bank of New York Mellon has announced that its alternative investment services business has passed USD200bn in assets under administration,…
Abraxas fund switches administrator to LaSalle Global Fund Services
Abraxas Capital Management, a specialist quantitative hedge fund manager, is to transfer the hedge fund administration mandate for its…
02 Apr 2008
Fitch launches fund of hedge funds manager ratings
Fitch Ratings is launching fund of hedge funds manager ratings that aim to provide an independent assessment of manager capabilities, with…
Eurex trading volumes total 183 million contracts in March
International derivatives exchange Eurex has reported that a total of 183 million contracts traded in March, down from 199 million…
ARE Asset Management launches funds to capture US real estate opportunities
Miami-based ARE Asset Management has launched two offshore investment funds to capture commercial and residential real estate investment…
31 Mar 2008
Rydex hails success of managed futures fund
New York-based Rydex Investments is celebrating the success of its year-old Rydex Managed Futures Strategy Fund, which has beaten the…
Traded life policy fund sees 94 per cent asset growth over 12 months
The Assured Fund, a US senior traded life policy fund managed by Policy Selection, has reported growth in assets of 94 per cent over the…
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions hires Edith Ngan as regional managing director for Asia
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions has appointed Edith Ngan as regional managing director for Asian operations, in charge of its offices in Hong…
