06 Nov 2007
GLG joins move into retail funds with Virgin climate fund
GLG Partners will become the latest hedge fund manager to manage a traditional investment vehicle aimed at retail investors with the launch…
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Riskdata releases next version of hedge fund risk solution HedgiX
Riskdata, a provider of risk management solutions to the global alternative investment community, has announced the release of HedgiX 3.0,…
Irish fund industry assets top USD1.6trn, says Lipper
Funds serviced in Ireland reached USD1,633.3bn in assets at the end of June, reflecting annual growth of almost 35 per cent from…
05 Nov 2007
DIFX launches Islamic structured products segment on TraX platform
The Dubai International Financial Exchange is preparing to list a range of Islamic structured products that will offer investors…
BidRoute online equities price discovery goes live for MiFID deadline
Equity portfolio trading portal BidRoute has gone live to coincide with the introduction of the European Union's Markets in Financial…
Eurex trading volumes up 22 per cent year-on-year in October
A total of 146 million contracts were traded on the Eurex international derivatives exchange in October, a year-on-year increase of 22 per…
Henderson Global appoints Stephen Thariyan as head of credit
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Stephen Thariyan as head of credit, in charge of the firm's 17-strong credit alpha team of…
Laven Partners works on speedy launch of gold-focused hedge fund
Investment management consultancy Laven Partners has worked with precious metals trading company Hinde Capital to launch a dedicated gold…
NYSE Euronext creates joint venture in block trading
NYSE Euronext and BIDS Holdings, owner of an alternative trading system, have announced plans to form a 50:50 joint venture designed to…
02 Nov 2007
UK regulator "disappointed" by hedge funds' market abuse controls
The Financial Services Authority has expressed its disappointment with the standard of controls put in place by some UK hedge fund managers…
MiFID could make funds more conservative, Godden warns
The European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, which took effect on Thursday, could end up harming the interests of the…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: US legislators target carried interest to relieve AMT burden on taxpayers
Charles Rangel, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the US House of Representatives, said this week he was considering raising…
RAB Capital launches Global Mining and Resources Fund
Absolute return asset manager RAB Capital has announced the planned launch of a new RAB Global Mining and Resources Fund, to be managed by…
01 Nov 2007
Hellman & Friedman takes stake in fund of hedge fund manager Grosvenor Capital
Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has agreed to become a minority investor in USD24bn fund of hedge funds manager Grosvenor…
Investors in failed hedge funds seek to oust Bear Stearns
Investors who lost hundreds of millions of dollars when two Bear Stearns hedge funds collapsed in August are joining forces to replace Bear…
