13 Dec 2007
E-reporting puts Cayman in a unique position
Despite the credit crunch in the US, new hedge funds continue to be launched, and the Cayman Islands remain the domicile of choice for the…
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AMG investment in BlueMountain Capital Management
Boston-based Affiliated Managers Group, Inc, a diversified asset management company, has acquired an equity interest in BlueMountain…
Parker Global hires Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives
Jon L Stein has joined Parker Global Strategies (PGS) as Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives. In this newly created position,…
Tech Snapshot: Augustus hedges bets on IT outsourcing
Augustus Asset Managers Limited, the independent investment manager of segregated accounts and hedge funds, has signed a four year IT…
12 Dec 2007
Eliminating inefficiencie
A recent global survey of hedge fund managers cited technology as the number one area they believe fund administrators should focus on…
Dubai FSA issues Hedge Fund Code of Practice
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has issued its Hedge Fund Code of Practice, the first of its kind to be issued by a…
UK pension fund survey: Overall equity allocations drop to 63.9%
Nearly half of UK pension funds now have hedge fund investments as the appetite for alternatives among pension funds continues to…
ICAP and JLT insurance joint venture brokers first catastrophe swap
ICAP plc, the interdealer broker, and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc have revealed that their joint venture, ICAP-JLT, has brokered its…
11 Dec 2007
Eurex improves data distribution and lowers latency of trading system
Eurex has successfully launched major system enhancements over the past few days.Eurex has successfully launched major system enhancements…
Receiver and MF Global settle Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund litigation
Steven Harmelin, the receiver for Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund and related entities, has reached an agreement with MF Global to…
Private equity firm acquires majority stake in hedge fund platform PCE Investors
Canadian private equity firm Ubequity Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in PCE Investors, an infrastructure platform for hedge…
Equity market neutral best performing strategy in November 2007
Only one of the six strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in November, mirroring the monthly…
10 Dec 2007
Breaking News and Market Comment from RZB analysts: President Putin backs Medvedev in Russia's presidential race
President Vladimir Putin supports First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of Russian gas monopolist Gazprom, as a…
Hedgemedia.com's Global News Round-Up: Citadel ploughs in USD1.75bn to ease E*Trade mortgage woes
Ken Griffin's Citadel Investment Group has agreed to plough in USD2.25bn in embattled discount brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp.Ken…
FXMarketSpace announces JumpBall profit share programme
FXMarketSpace, the centrally-cleared, global foreign exchange platform for the OTC market, has unveiled a profit share programme that will…
