19 May 2006
Standard & Poor's Evaluated Pricing Securities Evaluations to deliver European bond valuations five times per day
S&P's Securities Evaluations has become the only pricing provider to deliver opinions of value five times per day for its universe of…
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18 May 2006
Glasgow Investment Managers launches first hedge fund
Glasgow Investment Managers is launching its first hedge fund, the Glasgow Mackintosh Fund, a Pan-European equity long/short fund. Glasgow…
STOXX changes composition of European benchmark indexes
STOXX has announced changes to the composition of its European benchmark indexes with effect from 19 June, 2006. STOXX has announced…
Troika Dialog launches hedge fund
Troika Dialog has launched a Cayman islands-registered hedge fund the Troika Russia Fund (TRF), with assets of over USD 40 million. Troika…
GuernseyFinance sets sights on Far East
Guernsey's finance industry is poised to forge closer links with the Far East. Guernsey's finance industry is poised to forge closer links…
LME and Platts to develop reference prices for steel
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has selected Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, as its partner for the development of steel…
17 May 2006
Lite Trading lures hedge funds with heavyweight ideas
At first sight, Lite Trading doesn't easily fit the stereotypes about stockbroking firms. For a start, its name sounds a bit…
QIF's one year on
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has unveiled changes to the Qualifying Investor Funds regime, which was introduced on February 7…
Capital Z Invests with Aviator Fund Management LP
Capital Z Investment Partners is to sponsor Aviator Fund Management, LP, an asset management company focused on investing in the key Asian…
Energy Hedge Fund Center now tracking 500 energy/environment hedge funds
The Energy Hedge Fund Center's Directory of Energy Hedge Funds now tracks over 500 hedge funds with a substantial energy or environmental…
SEB chooses Monarch Capital Management for FX map platform
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has chosen Monarch Capital Management as a manager in its FX Managed Alpha Product (FX MAP) currency…
RBC Hedge 250 Index returned 1.58 per cent in April
The RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of 1.58 per cent in April bringing the year-to-date return to 6.79 per cent. The RBC Hedge 250…
HedgePole launches middle/back office solutions and price collection services
HedgePole AG has started offering middle and back office solutions to fund of hedge funds, their managers and investors. HedgePole AG has…
16 May 2006
S&P launches pioneering service for valuing European structured finance bonds
New initiative responds to growing concerns about illiquidity and opaque pricing of asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities in Europe …
Buoyant European markets boost growth of alternative certification
Increased commitments to non-traditional asset classes by institutional investors have translated into a bumper year for the European…
