25 Mar 2008
Standard & Poor's offers Cusip Master File database through GoldenSource
Standard & Poor's is making its Cusip Master File database available along with other S&P data through data management solutions…
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Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: More pain for hedge fund investors as market gyrations continue
London-based Endeavour Capital has shed 28 per cent in value during the first three weeks of this month due to extreme gyrations and vast…
21 Mar 2008
Icap enters wholesale government debt market in Belgium and Holland
Inter-dealer broker Icap, has announced that from Tuesday 1 April, its fixed-income trading platform BrokerTec will become an official…
20 Mar 2008
Malbec Partners recruits managers for alternative investment strategies
New York-based asset management firm Malbec Partners, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas, has recruited two experienced investment teams for its…
Thompson Hine partner joins Hedge Fund Association board
Richard Heller, a partner with the law firm Thompson Hine, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Hedge Fund Association, an…
Oxford Funding closes on USD100m fundraising target
Oxford Funding Corporation, which is planning to raise USD100m for a fund dedicated to acquiring portfolios of home loans from banks and…
Luxembourg SIFs reach 400 in first year
A total of 400 Specialised Investment Funds, the alternative investment vehicle launched by Luxembourg last February to boost its role as a…
19 Mar 2008
AAMAC buys Halcyon Asset Management and takes it public
Privately-owned Halcyon Asset Management and Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corporation have announced that Halcyon will become…
Rab Capital announces flat preliminary results for 2007
Aim-listed hedge fund manager RAB Capital, a significant shareholder in Northern Rock, has announced net profits for 2007 not much changed…
Carlyle says hedge fund collapse will not affect other business
Private equity firm the Carlyle Group has denied that its other areas of business will be affected by the collapse of Carlyle Capital…
Energy Transfer Partners and subsidiaries pay USD10m to settle price manipulation charge
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a USD10m civil monetary penalty in a consent order settling charges against Energy…
Hedge funds still lack automated processing for OTC derivatives, says report
Although top-tier sell-side broker dealers have invested millions of dollars since the mid-1990s developing automated processing for their…
18 Mar 2008
NYSE Euronext and Abu Dhabi Securities Market enter strategic cooperation agreement
NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) have entered a cooperation agreement to jointly develop and explore new…
Waksman excited by Barclay CTA indices performance in 2008
The Barclay CTA index has gained 7.17 per cent in the first two months of 2008, according to Sol Waksman, founder and president of…
Guernsey firm launches pioneering fund comparison website
Guernsey-based Asset Risk Consultants has launched a new website that allows private investors and financial advisers to compare fund…
