17 Jul 2007
Investec Asset Management launches Global Extension strategy
Investec Asset Management is launching a new Global Extension Fund managed by James Hand, Investec's Head of 4Factor Research, based on a…
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Partnership paves way for funds sector growth
As auditor to more than a quarter of the funds domiciled in the Isle of Man, PricewaterhouseCoopers is in a strong position to both view…
16 Jul 2007
Fortis builds scale with sophisticated administration skills
Fortis, one of the largest hedge fund administrators on the Isle of Man as it is worldwide, has been a significant beneficiary of the boom…
13 Jul 2007
London Stock Exchange launches specialist market for alternative funds
The London Stock Exchange has responded to the impending closure by the Financial Services Authority of the light-touch Chapter 14 listing…
Alternatives industry does battle for hearts and minds of legislators
The alternative investment industry is going into battle on both sides of the Atlantic in a bid to head off a range of legislative moves…
Lehman Brothers to acquire LightPoint Capital Management
Lehman Brothers is acquiring LightPoint Capital Management, a leveraged loan investment manager with around USD3.2bn in assets under…
Hedgeweek people news round-up: Lehman appoints co-heads of global finance for Europe
Lehman Brothers has appointed Richard Atterbury and Philippe Dufournier as co-heads for Europe of global finance, which incorporates the…
Payden & Rygel liquidity funds target hedge fund clients
Payden & Rygel Global has launched three enhanced cash liquidity funds denominated in sterling, euros and US dollars that are designed…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Rating agencies warn funds on debt quality
Hedge funds that invest in the beleaguered US sub-prime market could come under further pressure if ratings agency Standards & Poor's…
Complex funds targeted by fledgling LaCrosse administration business
As hedge funds amass more assets, thanks to a surge in institutional inflows, demand for sophisticated fund administration, operational…
LaCrosse Global Fund Services selects Advent for new administration service
LaCrosse Global Fund Services has implemented Advent Software's Geneva investment management and accounting system as a central component…
IPM launches two institutional Global CTA programmes
IPM Informed Portfolio Management, a Stockholm-based multi-boutique offering quantitative investment strategies to institutional investors,…
12 Jul 2007
Development effort looks to broaden range of hedge fund activity
Within the hedge fund sector, the Isle of Man is best known for administration, having swelled dramatically the volume of assets it…
SEC adopts anti-fraud rule for hedge fund managers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to adopt a new anti-fraud rule under the Investment Advisers Act that will…
Most long/short managers really running long-only portfolios, says Cartesian
Investors should challenge their long/short hedge fund managers to prove that they are not running closet long-only portfolios, according…
