18 Mar 2008
GLG Partners appoints two executives
GLG Partners has announced that Jeffrey Rojek has been appointed chief financial officer of GLG, effective March 18, 2008.GLG Partners has…
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Carlyle Capital Corporation to file for compulsory winding up in Guernsey
Class A Shareholders of the Amsterdam-listed mortgage-backed securities fund Carlyle Capital Corporation have followed the recommendation…
Threadneedle launches the Asia Crescendo hedge fund
Threadneedle has launched a new hedge fund, the Threadneedle Asia Crescendo Fund, that is designed to combine the asset manager's expertise…
FourWinds makes two senior hires and opens Hong Kong office
FourWinds Capital Management, a specialist natural resources fund management company, has announced the appointment of Andrew Nason as head…
Myo Capital launches fund to focus on 'dislocation' in Asian credit markets
Hong Kong-based Myo Capital Advisers has announced the launch of the Myo Capital Master Fund, with significant capital from an…
17 Mar 2008
Industry ready to fulfil its potential
Founded in June 2002 by Heiko van Wyngaarden, an active investor for two and a half decades and a pioneer of hedge fund investment…
State Street Global Advisors Wins USD200m mandate from UK universities superannuation scheme
State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, and the largest institutional fund manager in the…
JPMorgan Chase to acquire Bear Stearns as Fed steps in with USD 30 billion funding for 'less liquid' assets
In a move designed to calm the markets ahead of trading today, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is acquiring the crippled Bear Stearns Companies…
Advisors Asset Management to distribute structured products linked to BNP Paribas index
Advisors Asset Management, am investment solutions partner for financial professionals, has signed a strategic agreement with BNP Paribas…
BlueMountain Capital Management strengthens asset management team
New York-based credit and equity asset manager BlueMountain Capital Management has hired Scott Lessing as head of corporate research and…
Addleshaw Goddard strengthens City-based alternative funds practice
Lawyers Addleshaw Goddard has expanded its City of London-based funds practice with the appointment of partner Christy Stagemeyer and…
NYSE Euronext to acquire CME metals business
NYSE Euronext has agreed to acquire the CME Group's metals business, with trading of gold and silver futures and options on futures…
16 Mar 2008
South Africa's hedge fund industry poised for lift-off
From just a handful of funds with some ZAR1.4bn in as recently as mid-2002, the South African hedge fund industry had grown five years…
14 Mar 2008
Hedge funds rebound in February, say index providers
Hedge fund index providers have reported a recovery in performance for most hedge fund strategies in February following the previous…
Survey highlights spread of electronic trading in Europe
Electronic trading is by far the leading method of equity execution in Europe, according to the first European Equities e-Trading survey…
