15 Jan 2008
FRM launches hedge fund seeding business
Fund of hedge funds manager Financial Risk Management has launched a new business to provide seed capital to early-stage and start-up hedge…
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Data provider Markit opens third Asia-Pacific office in Sydney
Markit, a provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing, has opened an office in Sydney, its…
14 Jan 2008
Consolidation hands more power to end-consumers
Betting on consolidation among listed exchanges has been a profitable strategy for event driven hedge…
Navica Capital Management joins Deutsche currency managers platform
Amsterdam-based Navica Capital Management has joined the Deutsche Bank Global FX-select Currency Managers platform, signifying its…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 10.40 per cent in 2007
Hedge funds gained 10.40 per cent in 2007 according to year-end data compiled by Fairfield, Iowa-based Barclay Hedge, nearly double the…
BVI law firm Harneys appoints four new partners
Leading British Virgin Islands law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels has announced the appointment of Tim Clipstone, Kissock Christopher…
Acropole Asset Management launches long/short convertibles fund
Acropole Asset Management, a Paris-based specialist convertible bond manager launched 18 months ago and now with EUR600m in assets under…
13 Jan 2008
The benefits of an FX managed account
Smart money is a term often used and mostly misunderstood.Smart money is a term often used and mostly misunderstood. In the current…
11 Jan 2008
Tellus Asset Management appoints new chief investment officer
Cole Partners Asset Management has appointed Philip Halpern as chief investment officer of Tellus Asset Management, its specialist natural…
Partners Group announces record asset growth in 2007
Partners Group, an alternative asset manager based in Zug, Switzerland, has reported that its estimated assets under management reached…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Consolidation in 2008 off to a flying start
The consolidation trend in hedge funds was off to a flying start this year.The consolidation trend in hedge funds was off to a flying start…
HedgeFund.net index reports 10.85 per cent gain last year
Early estimates show the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted average of all single manager hedge funds and CTA/managed…
Finansa PCL spin-off 3 Degrees to become independent firm
Asian distressed debt specialist 3 Degrees Asset Management has spun off from Finansa PCL to become an independent firm wholly owned by its…
Cairn Capital announces first close for Loan Opportunities Fund
Independent credit markets group Cairn Capital has announces the first closing for its Loan Opportunities Fund, which will focus on the…
10 Jan 2008
TD Asset Management launches Canadian equity 130/30 fund
TD Asset Management has announced the launch of three new pooled fund trusts for Canadian investors designed to offer access to markets…
