28 Mar 2007
Vision Asia Opportunities Fund to list on the Irish Stock Exchange
Vision Asia Opportunities Fund, a Guernsey-domiciled closed-ended investment company established to invest in a portfolio of Asian hedge…
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27 Mar 2007
Asset managers applaud FSA plans for retail access to alternative investments
UK asset management firms and hedge fund industry representatives have expressed their satisfaction with the long-awaited proposals…
State Street Global Advisors wins GBP165m equity mandate for 130/30 strategy
State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, has been appointed to manage a GBP165m global…
Former Morgan Stanley CIO launches hedge fund
Joseph McAlinden, the former chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has formally announced the establishment of…
Parker Global launches energy and global natural resources fund
Parker Global Strategies has launched its first energy and natural resources fund of funds, PGS Global Energy Edge, a sector-focused fund…
Pinnacle launches emerging manager investor database marketing product
Pinnacle Alternative Investments, a business and marketing consultant for emerging commodity, futures and currency hedge fund managers, has…
Hedge fund assets up 24 per cent to USD1.89trn in 2006, says report
The estimated net assets of the global hedge fund industry rose by 6 per cent in the final quarter of 2006 and grew by 24 per cent over the…
26 Mar 2007
SpotLite Euro Stoxx Weekly Technical Report - 26 March 2007
Indices Most European indices bounced back from their recent lows, revived by the bullish sentiment in the Asian and US markets. Indices…
PowerShares completes takeover of Nasdaq ETFs
PowerShares and Nasdaq Global Funds have finalised the sponsorship transfer of the Nasdaq 100 exchange-traded fund, in fulfilment of a…
Nymex and Ardour to offer alternative energy index derivatives
The New York Mercantile Exchange, the world's largest physical commodity exchange, has signed an agreement with Ardour Global Indexes, a…
Flexible Cayman paves way for more Islamic business
The new Arabic language facility introduced by the General Registry of the Cayman Islands government will trigger more valuable business…
Fund specialist named as partner by Jersey law firm Voisin
Voisin, one of Jersey's longest established law firms, has appointed leading fund specialist Bill Gibbon as a new partner in recognition of…
Administrators cash in as funds turn to third-party providers
The growth in hedge fund assets under management as well as an increase in pension fund allocations to alternatives is fuelling the…
23 Mar 2007
Aima sets out guide to transparency for hedge funds
The Alternative Investment Management Association, the global hedge fund and alternative investment industry association, has issued a new…
Comment: The commodity cycle has turned
Nudgem Richyal, manager of the USD338.7m Baring Latin America Fund, outlines the reasons behind the increased interest in soft commodities…
