23 Mar 2006
UK Budget: Removal of remaining tax perks increases admin burden
Rod Edwards of London-based HeadStart Partners LLP provides an early summary of the Chancellor's latest Budget for the UK.
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Pension fund allocation to hedge funds continues to grow
A new Mercer survey shows the use of alternative investments continues to increase, in particular active management or so-called 'alpha'…
Last Atlantis appoints Joe Burke as MD of Trading
Last Atlantis Capital Management, LLC (St Thomas, USVI) has promoted Joe Burke to be the firm's Managing Director of…
Swiss Bankers Association issues investor guidelines for structured products
The Swiss Bankers Association is issuing new self-regulatory guidelines governing the information banks must provide to investors about…
22 Mar 2006
S&P launches pioneering service for valuing European structured finance bonds
Standard & Poor's has launched the first service to use analysis and modelling to evaluate prices of European structured finance…
Mulvaney Capital boosts marketing strength
London-based trading advisor Mulvaney Capital Management Ltd has recently boosted its marketing strength with two new hires.London-based…
Infiniti Group appoints new Co-Head of Capital Markets division and expands global research team
Infiniti Group has appointed Matthew Birch as Co-Head of the company's Capital Markets division. Infiniti Group has appointed Matthew Birch…
David Friedland named Hedge Fund Association President
David R Friedland, president of hedge fund manager and consultancy Magnum US Investments, Inc, has been elected president of the Hedge Fund…
Component changes made to Dow Jones Global Exchange Index
Dow Jones has added six new components to the Dow Jones Global Exchange Index effective as of the opening of trading on Monday 20,…
21 Mar 2006
London hedge funds top USD 220 billion AUM in 2005
Hedge fund assets managed out of London grew 18% in 2005 to USD 225 billion making the city one oPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cHedge fund…
GFI hires staff for new dry freight physicals desk
GFI Group Inc has expanded its shipping offering by hiring four new staff to launch a new dry freight physicals desk in London.GFI Group…
BISYS Fund Services (Ireland) promotes key associates
BISYS' Fund Services (Ireland) has named Catherine Brady as senior VP of all offshore operations and Mark Ippolito as senior VP of…
RBC launches investable hedge fund index
RBC's Alternative Assets Group has launched the RBC Hedge 250 Index, a broadly diversified and representative investable hedge fund…
Old Mutual targets institutional market with new fund launch
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) (OMAM) is targeting the institutional market with the launch of the Old Mutual Spectrum Plus Fund.Old Mutual…
20 Mar 2006
ComStock Europe signs up seven new hedge fund clients
Seven major hedge funds have recently signed ComStock Europe, part of Interactive Data, to provide them with real-time global market…
