10 Dec 2007
Inflows total USD 16.0bn in October as hedge funds post best monthly return in seven years
TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge report that hedge funds posted an estimated inflow of USD 16.0 billion in October, the lowest…
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Credit Suisse offers internet trading of Structured Exotic FX Options
Credit Suisse is now trading Structured Exotic Foreign Exchange Options on its new internet platform, Merlin.Credit Suisse is now trading…
07 Dec 2007
Explorer launches dedicated Russia long/short fund
London-based Explorer Capital has launched The Explorer Russia Fund, a dedicated long/short equity fund seeded by DB Advisors Capital…
Russell Investments Survey: Alternatives become mainstream
Pension funds, endowments and foundations that responded to a recent survey across the world are forecasting that over the next two years…
LCH.Clearnet expands emission clearing services
LCH.Clearnet is expanding clearing services for EU Carbon Allowances (EUA) and is introducing clearing for Certified Emission Reduction…
06 Dec 2007
Liffe expands Bclear into Russia and Eastern Europe
Liffe has unveiled a major expansion of its Bclear service with the listing of flexible Individual Equity Options contracts and flexible…
EFG International acquires Marble Bar Asset Management
Private bank EFG International, part of Swiss-based bank EFG Group, is to buy Marble Bar Asset Management, a UK-based alternative asset…
Collins Stewart launches stand-alone fund management business, re-brands wealth management business
London-listed financial services group Collins Stewart plc has launched a stand-alone fund management business, Collins Stewart Fund…
Carl Marks Seeds new healthcare fund with BlueStar Capital Management
Multi-faceted investment and advisory services firm, Carl Marks, has partnered with BlueStar Capital Management to launch the BlueStar CM…
05 Dec 2007
Man Investments: US economy could present opportunities for hedge funds
Man Investments says that uncertainty over the US economy was likely to create substantial trading opportunities for hedge funds in 2008…
Trading volume at Eurex reaches 172 million contracts
Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, saw a turnover of approximately 172 million contracts in November, an increase of 32 per…
Caledonian opts for 'robust' Geneva
Caledonian Global Fund Services is using Geneva - Advent Software's portfolio management and fund accounting solution - to support its…
04 Dec 2007
The drive to keep pace with the fund of funds industry
The fund of hedge funds sector is still growing strongly despite intermittent predictions of its demise.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cThe…
Lehman Brothers to form new market-making firm on NYSE trading floor
Lehman Brothers is to establish a floor-based market-making firm on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange by acquiring certain…
FSA deadline for CFD consultation responses looms
The UK FSA's deadline for responses to its consultative paper on disclosure of contracts for difference is 12 December and hedge fund…
