09 Jun 2006
Kaizen Fundamental Value Fund
A new fund has been launched to capitalize on stocks selling significantly below their break-up and/or their intrinsic value. A new fund…
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08 Jun 2006
Do you have illiquid securities in your portfolio ?
Managers with illiquid or hard to value fixed income securities in their portfolios can now use independent evaluations from Standard &…
Worries over inflation and interest rates returned to haunt Wall Street
Worries over inflation and interest rates returned to haunt Wall Street last night as the Dow gave up any gains late in the session and…
Pictet Asset Management launches new absolute return fund
Pictet Asset Management (PAM) has launched the PF-Absolute Return Global Diversified, managed by Gianluca Oderda and Philippe Pol. Pictet…
Decision Capital Management appoints new Managing Director
Decision Capital Management, LLC has appointed Roger Levine to the position of Managing Director.Levine will assume primary responsibility…
EIS launches hybrid fixed income/hedge fund vehicle
Enhanced Investment Strategies LLC, a quantitative investment manager, has launched its new fund, the PNM Capital Preservation Fund.…
Handzy appointed to FMDR Board
The Foundation for Managed Derivatives Research (FMDR) has appointed Damian Handzy to serve on its Board as a director. The Foundation for…
07 Jun 2006
The Bank of New York/Amber Partners Report: Institutional investors must face challenges posed by hedge fund operational risk
Institutional investors need to focus more on operational risk processes when choosing hedge fund managers, according to new…
Reuters adds 12 currencies to Datascope fixed income evaluated pricing service
Reuters is expanding its DataScope Fixed Income evaluated pricing service to include 12 new currencies from Europe, Africa, Asia and…
Survey flags cost-cutting, loosening grip of mainstream consultants
UK pension funds are diversifying their sources for selecting investment managers, reducing their dependence on mainstream asset…
Hilary Till joins EDHEC as a Research Associate
The EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre has appointed Hilary Till as a Research Associate. Till is a co-founder of Premia…
06 Jun 2006
AIMA warns managers to act on MiFID
AIMA has issued a warning to hedge fund managers not to drag their feet on implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive…
Quantifi opens London office, appoints new head of European sales
Quantifi, a provider of analytics and risk management solutions to the global credit markets, has opened a new London office. Quantifi, a…
GlobeOp's GoMarkets to offer BondVision's platform to hedge fund clients
Access to BondVision's electronic trading platform is now available via GoMarkets, GlobeOp's electronic trading connectivity platform for…
Belgian pension fund appoints Key to manage its first hedge fund portfolio
Amonis, Belgium's pension fund for doctors, dentists and pharmacists, has appointed Key Asset Management to manage a USD 44m fund of hedge…
