17 Apr 2007
AIMA launches new due diligence questionnaires
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has produced a new set of illustrative due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) for use…
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Comment: Increased volatility on global foreign exchange markets
Richard Foley, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Management, Butterfield Bank Guernsey, outlines the latest currency trends. Richard…
Investment on high-speed, advanced trading infrastructure value chain across asset classes will rise to USD 1.3 billion by 2010, says TABB Group
According to Jeromee Johnson, senior research analyst at TABB Group, components in the high-speed advanced trading infrastructure value…
Forsyth Partners appoints Global Head of Compliance
Global asset management group Forsyth Partners has appointed Alma Stokes as Global Head of Compliance.Global asset management group Forsyth…
Wind and Solar drive NEX out-performance
The Wilderhill New Energy Global Index (NEX) of clean energy companies forged ahead in the first quarter, its 17.6% gain putting other…
Dow Jones and RavenPack launch analytic software that transforms news into data for quantitative analysis and algorithmic trading
Dow Jones & Company has introduced Dow Jones News Analytics, a secure, Web-based software application that enables hedge funds and…
London doubles hedge fund assets in four years
London's share of global hedge fund assets increased from 10% to 21% between 2002 and 2006, making London one of the fastest growing hedge…
16 Apr 2007
ICAP introduces electronic trading platform for securities lending
ICAP plc, the world's largest inter-dealer broker, has launched i-Sec, a new electronic trading platform for securities lending, which…
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley top Greenwich energy rankings
A new Greenwich Associates study of corporate strategies for managing energy prices exposure reveals that Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley…
Forty one per cent cut in fees for UK and US stock futures on Bclear
Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, will cut the cost of registering UK and US Universal Stock Futures…
13 Apr 2007
IMF Global Financial Stability Report 2007: Increased debt level is making target companies vulnerable to economic swings
In its latest report on financial stability, the IMF warns that leveraged buy-outs by private equity firms taking advantage of the low…
Greenwich Research: New products and alternative strategies shake up "traditional" asset allocations for US institutions
US pension funds and endowments continue to shift assets out of domestic stock investments and into hedge funds, private equity and…
12 Apr 2007
Russell launches FoHF targeting equity-like returns
Russell Investment Group has launched the Global Directional Strategies Fund that blends equity long/short and opportunistic strategies,…
BISYS hires Jerrild to join business development team
BISYS has recruited Carsten Jerrild, previously managing director with Fulcrum Fund Services, as director of business development for its…
Conyers Dill & Pearman boosts London team
Richard Fear has left Charles Adams, Ritchie & Duckworth in the Cayman Islands, where he had been a partner for over six years, and…
