12 Jun 2007
New hire gets third-party hedge fund marketing firm in the swing
Hedge fund third-party marketing firm Agecroft Partners has hired James B Hart as a director with responsibilities including overseeing due…
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Eden Rock continues team expansion
Eden Rock Capital Management, the London-based asset based lending and structured finance firm, has made three further strategic hires,…
11 Jun 2007
Ogier expands structured finance business through Irish fiduciary acquisition
Leading offshore legal and fiduciary services group Ogier is expanding its structured finance operation in Ireland with the purchase of a…
Managed Funds Association appoints Carl Kennedy as legal counsel
The Managed Funds Association has named Carl Kennedy, a member of the public finance department and tax group at Ballard Spahr Andrews…
Hedge funds average 2.41 per cent gain in May, says HFN index
Early estimates indicate that the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted average of all single-manager hedge funds and…
Hedge fund manager pays USD250,000 to settle reporting charges
A US hedge fund manager has agreed to pay a USD250,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated reporting requirements of the…
OTC derivatives to reach USD550trn by 2008, says Celent
Over-the-counter derivatives will exceed the USD550trn mark in 2008, up from USD375trn at the end of 2006, according to a new report from…
08 Jun 2007
Institutions to invest USD85bn in hedge funds by 2008, says report
Institutional investors are poised to pump USD85bn of new money into hedge funds and funds of hedge funds over the next 12 to 18 months,…
Bramdean to list diversified fund of alternative funds
Bramdean Asset Management, the multi-manager investment business headed by Nicola Horlick, has announced plans for a new stock…
OECD rejects corporate governance code for hedge funds and private equity
Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have agreed that the corporate governance practices of…
Kremer elected chairman of Luxembourg funds association
Claude Kremer, a partner with law firm Arendt & Medernach, has been elected as chairman of the Luxembourg Funds Industry Association at…
F&C launches offering for event-driven fund of hedge funds
F&C Management has launched a public offering for F&C Event Driven, a Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended investment company that will…
University of Oxford and Man Group launch Institute for Quantitative Finance
The University of Oxford and Man Group have announced the establishment of the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance, which they…
Aspect Capital appoints senior European sales executive
Aspect Capital, one of the largest systematic investment managers in Europe, has appointed Ted Frith as senior European sales executive to…
