04 Dec 2007
Olympia Capital International becomes part of CACEIS Group
CACEIS, a leading player in institutional securities services, has completed its acquisiCACEIS, a leading player in institutional…
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Dexion Absolute share offer oversubscribed
The board of Dexion Absolute has announced that the placing and offer for subscription of its C Shares was significantly…
Delman SA launches 100/30 fund, managed by Mirabaud & Co
Delman SA, a Geneva-based company specialising in the creation and the delegation of managed funds, has launched the DM Swiss Equity…
03 Dec 2007
Dealing with new MiFID order handling and reporting rules
For many buy-side institutions, the focus of the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has been primarily in a single…
Wolf Kohn joins SEQA Capital Advisors to develop high-speed trading strategies
SEQA Capital Advisors, a New York-based investment management firm, has announced the appointment of Wolf Kohn as head of research for…
Insch Capital Management hires Forsyth team for financial services IT business in Bulgaria
Lugano-based alternative investment manager Insch Capital Management has set up a new financial services IT business in Sofia, Bulgaria,…
Hedge funds shift convertible bond investment to multistrategy approach, says report
US convertible bond portfolios were in the midst of a strong recovery when the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage sector brought global…
Promotional feature - Do you have illiquid securities in your portfolio?
Managers with illiquid or hard-to-value fixed income securities in their portfolios can now use independent evaluations from Standard…
01 Dec 2007
Structuring managed accounts to meet institutions' needs
Many small and, even medium-sized, institutional investors are uncomfortable with investing directly in single-strategy hedge funds, for a…
30 Nov 2007
Ithmaar Bank and Shamil Bank raise USD200m at first closing of alternatives fund
Ithmaar Bank, Shamil Bank and Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (Bahamas) have announced they have met their target of raising USD200m…
Australia's Absolute Capital calls in administrators
The board of Australian-based credit fund manager Absolute Capital Group has appointed voluntary administrators, four months after the firm…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Hedge fund urges consolidation in US airline industry
Hedge funds have added fuel to merger talk in the US airline sector.Hedge funds have added fuel to merger talk in the US airline sector.…
Fidessa named best trading platform in European Banking Technology Awards
The Fidessa group, a provider of multi-asset trading systems, market data and global connectivity, has won the Readers' Choice Award for…
Barclays note offers retail access to high-flying Liongate fund of hedge funds
Liongate Capital Management has announced the launch of the Liongate Multi-Strategy Tracker GBP, a Barclays Bank-issued note offering…
BNY ConvergEx unveils portfolio tool for volatile markets
BNY ConvergEx Group, a provider of global agency brokerage and investment technology solutions, has launched Apex (Analytical Portfolio…
