22 Jan 2008
New daily record for EU carbon emission allowances futures
The market for European Union carbon dioxide emission allowances, operated jointly by the European Energy Exchange and derivatives exchange…
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F&C launches systematic European long/short trading hedge fund
F&C Alternative Investments, the single strategy hedge fund division of F&C Asset Management, has expanded its range of products…
Atlas Capital Management sets up advisory board
New York state-based Atlas Capital Management has announced the establishment of a hedge fund advisory board and the appointment of the…
21 Jan 2008
Indexed investment unlocks Africa
Amid the clamour of international investors for access to emerging markets such as Latin America, India and China over the past couple of…
Comment: the case for absolute return investing
Daniel Sheard of Augustus Asset Managers discusses how poor equity and fixed-income performance have driven the development of absolute…
NYSE Euronext boosts ETF and options business by acquiring American Stock Exchange
NYSE Euronext, parent of the New York Stock Exchange and the Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam exchanges, has agreed to acquire the American…
Morningstar sees 2 per cent gains for hedge funds in fourth quarter
Hedge funds in Morningstar's database, excluding funds of funds, returned an average of 1.98 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2007,…
Martin Asset Management launches alternative energy fund
Tarzana, California-based Martin Asset Management has announced plans to launch the Ilios Alternative Energy Fund, a long-biased investment…
Edhec indices see emerging markets well on top in 2007
The asset and risk management research centre of French business school Edhec has reported that three of the hedge fund strategies it…
20 Jan 2008
Equity derivatives move to the mainstream
The latest research by Greenwich Associates into North American and European usage of equity derivatives reveals that these products have…
18 Jan 2008
Aima publishes guide for offshore alternative fund directors
The London-based Alternative Investment Management Association has launched an updated version of its Offshore Alternative Fund Directors'…
Walkers sees continuing hedge fund and private equity expansion in 2008
Walkers, the Cayman Islands-based offshore law firm, has reported that 2007 was the strongest single year ever for the firm's growth and…
Representative Richard Baker to head Managed Funds Association
The Managed Funds Association, the primary US trade association for the hedge fund industry, has announced that Richard H Baker, currently…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: US managers tap the Beltway for top talent
New York hedge fund manager Paulson & Co has signed up former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan as an adviser.New York hedge…
Dechert opens law office in Hong Kong through link-up with alternative funds specialist
International law firm Dechert has opened an office in Hong Kong through a formal association with local firm Hwang & Co, which will…
