07 Mar 2006
HSBC launches new hedge fund with USD 50 million seed capital
HSBC Halbis Partners launched its latest hedge fund, the HSBC Distressed Opportunities Fund, on 1 March 2006 with USD 50 million in…
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Lyons to spearhead PCE Investors' capital raising efforts
PCE Investors, the London-based investment management PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cPCE Investors, the London-based investment management…
06 Mar 2006
Mercer Report: Hedge fund industry faces 2006 performance challenges, but weathered a tough 2005 well
The 2006 outlook for the hedge fund industry looks challenging, following what will be remembered as a tough 2005, reports Mercer…
Key trends in the Asian hedge funds industry
Three trends in the Asian hedge funds industry should prove to be of particular note to Prime Services providers during 2006.Three trends…
Poll reveals pension funds' changing attitudes to alternative products and investment techniques
A new poll shows that UK pension funds and their advisers are becoming more open to using alternative products and investment techniques…
03 Mar 2006
BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre: Hedge fund industry may need to restructure manager incentives as supply of alpha appears to dry up
New research confirms and outlines the implications of the relationship between capital flows and risk-adjusted performance of funds of…
New inflation-linked German Bund available on Eurex Repo
Eurex Repo will be making the new inflation-linked German Bund available for repo trading as soon as it is issued. Eurex Repo will be…
Matrix introduces innovative hedge fund structure
Matrix has responded to requests from IFAs for an enhanced fund structure for funds of hedge funds with the new Matrix Horizon Closed End…
Barclays Capital Equity Gilt Study 2006, Chapter 4: Implications and limitations of hedge fund returns, by Sree Kochugovindan
This extract from BarCap's Study examines the historical performance of hedge fund returns, and considers the relative merits/limitations…
02 Mar 2006
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein launches FX Prime Brokerage business
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), the investment bank of Dresdner Bank AG, is launching a new Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage…
ABN AMRO closes acquisition of International Asset Management
ABN AMRO Asset Management has completed its acquisition of 100 per cent of International Asset Management (IAM). ABN AMRO Asset Management…
NASDAQ and First Trust to launch two new ETFs
The Nasdaq Stock Market has teamed up with First Trust Advisors LP to launch two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) based on NSADAQ…
Henderson Global Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund returns 23.89 per cent
Henderson Global Investors' flagship fixed income hedge fund has returned 23.89 per cent (7.4 per cent annualised) since its launch…
Maya Bacache-Beauvallet appointed Economic Research Director at EDHEC
Maya Bacache-Beauvallet has been appointed Economic Research Director of a new economic research centre within the EDHEC group.Maya…
01 Mar 2006
Zimmerhansl to drive ICAP's electronic securities lending platform
Roy Zimmerhansl, ex-Global Head of Securities Lending Sales and Marketing at Deutsche Bank, is to head ICAP's expansion into electronic…
