28 May 2007
Hedge fund industry gathers momentum as Canada booms
Canada's hedge fund sector will almost certainly never rival the scale of that of its giant neighbour to the south, but it is currently…
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25 May 2007
Stanfield Capital Partners to spin off hedge fund strategies group
Stanfield Capital Partners, a New York-based registered investment advisor specialising in credit-based alternative investment strategies,…
State Street Global Advisors launches UK 130/30 strategy
State Street Global Advisors is extending its 130/30 investment product range with the launch of UK Alpha Edge, the latest in a series of…
Syz & Co to launch two funds of hedge funds in Spain
Swiss banking group Syz & Co and Madrid-based asset manager A&G Fondos, Asesores y Gestores Financieros Fondos, have announced the…
24 May 2007
Registered regime helps Guernsey fund assets to new record
The introduction of a registered regime for closed-ended investment schemes has helped send the value of funds under management and…
Deutsche Bank launches new index to replicate hedge fund returns
Deutsche Bank has announced the introduction of a new proprietary index, the db Absolute Return Beta Index (dbARB), which seeks to…
23 May 2007
Deutsche hire from Goldman to launch emerging markets prime brokerage
Deutsche Bank Securities has recruited Luciana Miranda from Goldman Sachs as a managing director in the fixed-income prime brokerage group…
Stenham strengthens asset management team
Stenham Group, a wealth management advisory firm specialising in alternative investments, has made three senior appointments to its asset…
New Star makes third offering of Hedge ETS index product
New Star Asset Management is making a third offering of Hedge ETS, a London listed daily tradable security.New Star Asset Management is…
Aima revises sound practice recommendations for hedge fund managers
The Alternative Investment Management Association has published its revised Guide to Sound Practices for European Hedge Fund Managers,…
Merrill Lynch takes minority investment in GSO Capital Partners
Merrill Lynch has agreed to purchase a minority stake in GSO Capital Partners, a New York-based registered investment management firm and…
22 May 2007
UBS appoints deputy CIO for alternatives business
UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Rick Nardis as deputy chief investment officer to Alternative Investment Solutions, a key…
Proposed US hedge fund legislation could encompass real estate fund managers
Draft legislation introduced last month by a US senator to reinstate registration of most hedge fund managers with the Securities and…
Citco Fund Services tops USD500bn in assets under administration
Citco Fund Services, which has more than 30 years' experience in servicing alternative investments, has announced that its assets under…
Old Mutual launches Global Statistical Arbitrage Fund
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) has announced the launch next month of the Old Mutual Global Statistical Arbitrage Fund, a specialist fund…
