08 Nov 2007
Managed Funds Association calls for improved practices by hedge fund managers
The Managed Funds Association, the US industry body representing hedge fund managers, has recommended that the industry adopt heightened…
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Australia's HFA Holdings completes delayed purchase of Lighthouse Partners
HFA Holdings, an Australian asset manager specialising in absolute return funds of funds, has confirmed its acquisition of Florida-based…
Credit Suisse/Tremont launches investible AllHedge Index
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Group has launched the Credit Suisse/Tremont AllHedge Index, a new investible hedge fund index…
Advent Software named best buy-side technology provider by Buy-Side Technology
Advent Software, a provider of software and solutions for the investment management industry, has been named best buy-side technology…
Butterfield Bank Guernsey reaches assets under custody milestone
Butterfield Bank Guernsey has passed the milestone of USD12bn in assets under custody at the end of September, representing an increase of…
07 Nov 2007
Picton Mahoney Asset Management closes hedge fund
Canadian portfolio management boutique Picton Mahoney Asset Management has announced that the Picton Mahoney Long Short Equity Fund will be…
Icap launches gold/yen pair on EBS platform
Leading global inter-dealer broker Icap is to launch a new metals product, a gold/yen pair, in early November on its electronic dealing…
Parker Global opens Tokyo and Sao Paulo offices
Parker Global Strategies, a fund of hedge funds manager and manager of managers based in Stamford, Connecticut, has continued its…
Pars Purewal to head PricewaterhouseCoopers alternative investments practice
PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed Pars Purewal, a partner since 1995, as head of its UK alternative investments practice, covering hedge…
Citadel wins Buy-Side Technology award for enterprise data management platform
Citadel, a provider of enterprise data management systems for the buy-side, has won the best data management product award from the…
Polar Capital hires two to build healthcare business unit
Specialist asset management group Polar Capital Holdings has announced the recruitment of Gareth Powell and Daniel Mahony to set up a…
06 Nov 2007
Arrow Funds launches new alternative retail product
US investment manager Arrow Funds has launched an open-ended mutual fund, the Arrow Alternative Solutions Fund, which seeks to provide…
Investcorp and Washington Corner Capital Management announce strategic partnership
Investcorp, a global provider of alternative investment solutions, and Washington Corner Capital Management, a credit-based investment…
BNP Paribas expands hedge fund relationship team
BNP Paribas has announced the expansion of its hedge fund relationship team with the appointments of Conrad Johnson as a director in New…
NYSE Euronext sees ETF and derivatives growth in October
The NYSE Euronext group, which owns six cash equities and six derivatives exchanges, saw continuing vigorous growth in exchange-traded fund…
