02 Dec 2005
Kyte, Talisman and Habib to launch fund management business
The Kyte Group, Talisman Global Asset Management and Dr Rami Habib have launched a new fund management business, KTH Fund Management LLP. …
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01 Dec 2005
Changes to MSCI US Equity Indices and MSCI Standard Index Series
MSCI Barra has announced changes to both the MSCI US Equity Indices and the MSCI Standard Series Index with effect from 30 November,…
Investors adapt to market downturn in US convertibles
The long-market value of institutional holdings of US convertibles plunged almost 20 per cent over the past year to approximately USD 240…
Alvarez & Marsal and MWM forge BVI insolvency service alliance
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has teamed up with MWM Corporate Services (MWM) to offer restructuring, insolvency and forensic services to…
30 Nov 2005
Borsa Italiana and Euronext close acquisition of MTS
Euronext and Borsa Italiana's 51:49 joint venture has closed the acquisition of 51 per cent of Societa per il Mercato dei Titoli di Stato…
Walkers opens new office focusing on growth in Middle East market
Offshore legal and hedge funds specialist Walkers has opened the first fully transactional law firm office in the Dubai International…
Banque Générale du Luxembourg now Fortis Banque
Banque Générale du Luxembourg (BGL) has changed its name to Fortis Banque Luxembourg and is to market its products and services under the…
29 Nov 2005
GlobeOp to offer Currenex's e-FX trading platform to hedge fund clients
GlobeOp Financial Services is to offer connectivity to Currenex's electronic foreign exchange platform via its GoMarkets hedge fund trading…
Japonica protects top quartile hurdle rate intellectual property
Japonica Partners has protected its top quartile hurdle rate intellectual property by filing a utility patent with the US Patent and…
BISYS Fund Services announces new key hires
BISYS Fund Services has announced several new hires and one internal promotion, all fuelled by the firm winning new business over the past…
28 Nov 2005
HSBC launches new private equity platform
HSBC's Alternative Fund Services has launched a customised private equity administration platform tailored to the specific needs of its…
Eurex Bonds expands to include new participant groups
Eurex Bonds, the bond trading platform, has admitted Tradition, through its subsidiary TSA, as the first inter-dealer brokerage company to…
Magna Turkey Fund issues sterling share class
Charlemagne Capital has launched a sterling share class (B Class) of the Ireland-domiciled Magna Turkey Fund. Magna Turkey is part of the…
AcenciA issue raises GBP 42.6 million
Fund of hedge funds AcenciA Debt Strategies Limited raised GBP 42,600,000 before expenses in its recent pricing and offer for subscription.…
25 Nov 2005
The Hedgeweek Interview: Growing a global platform: Joost Lobler, Chief Commercial Officer, Fortis Prime Fund Solutions
Joost Lobler outlines the global development of Fortis Prime Fund Solutions, with funds under administration growing at over 40 per cent…
