05 Sep 2007
Partners Group expands Asian presence with Tokyo office
Switzerland-based alternative asset manager Partners Group has opened a representative office in Tokyo to support the group's activities in…
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04 Sep 2007
Gerken Capital Associates launches GCA Latam Hedge Fund
Gerken Capital Associates, a San Francisco-based alternative asset manager that manages or advises on USD1.4bn in assets, has announced the…
Bridge Advisors taps Robert Bernard to head alternative advisory and consulting business
Chicago-based Bridge Advisors, an investment advisor specialising in alternative investment consulting and education, has appointed…
NOS extends freight clearing in Asia with Singapore office
NOS Clearing, the world's leading clearing house for freight derivatives, is opening an office in Singapore and is extending clearing to…
Man Investments raises USD382m for greenhouse gas fund
Institutional investors have committed USD382m in the second stage of asset-raising for the China Methane Recovery Fund, a pioneering fund…
Cornhill Asset Management goes live with Fidessa
Fidessa Group has announced that Cornhill Asset Management, a specialist initial public offering and pre-IPO brokerage firm, is now live…
03 Sep 2007
Hedge funds' role grows in US fixed income, says Greenwich survey
Hedge funds generated nearly 30 per cent of all US fixed-income trading volume last year among participants, double the 15 per cent they…
31 Aug 2007
Credit crunch seen easing but funds continue to stumble
The first signs that the fall-out from the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage sector may be easing came this week, with BNP Paribas…
Comment: Cracking the ultimate code to wealth?
Shoham Cohen, co-founder of Singapore-based hedge fund service provider ESC Financial Services, says that Harry Markowitz's modern…
Watson Wyatt boosts real estate and hedge fund teams
Investment consultant Watson Wyatt has made two hires to boost its research into real estate investment managers and hedge fund managers,…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Carlyle moves to shore up struggling mortgage securities fund
The Carlyle Group has added a second USD100m loan facility to boost the liquidity provision of its listed debt fund Carlyle Capital…
Customer Effective unveils front office relationship management software
Customer Effective, an implementer of Microsoft Dynamics customer relationship management software, has launched Capital Effective, a…
South African bond market prepares to welcome foreign members
Firms operating on the Johannesburg-based Bond Exchange of South Africa have welcomed a proposal to allow remote membership of the exchange…
30 Aug 2007
Jersey's fund assets pass GBP200bn mark
The net asset value of funds under administration in Jersey rose by 8.2 per cent to GBP210.4bn over the three months to the end of June,…
Hedge fund inflows close to record in second quarter, says Lipper Tass report
Net hedge fund industry inflows during the second quarter of this year increased to USD41.1bn, representing growth of 3.42 per cent in…
