09 Nov 2005
Regulatory Brief: Jersey Property Unit Trusts - Beyond Section 64A
Nick Kershaw from the Jersey office of law firm Ogier outlines the key attractions of using a JPUT for holding property, in addition to…
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Quantifi enhances credit models with Markit benchmark pricing
Quantifi Inc it has integrated Markit Group Limited's credit default swap pricing into its credit models. Customers can now automatically…
Thames River expands multi-manager hedge fund team
Thames River Capital has appointed Nic Karageorgis as an assistant fund manager responsible for investment risk to its multi-manager hedge…
08 Nov 2005
CFTC files fraud action against Lake Dow Capital and its hedge fund
A US Federal Court has frozen the assets of the Aurora Investment Fund and its operators Lake Dow Capital, LLC and Ty Edwards.The US…
Dexion Absolute Limited prepares for fifth share issue
Dexion Absolute Limited has published a prospectus in respect of the proposed Placing and Offer for Subscription of C Shares, its fifth…
Dreman Value Management LLC opens offshore hedge fund
Dreman Value Management has opened the High Opportunity Hedge Fund, an offshore fund that will be managed by Dreman alongside its onshore…
Leeward launches Offshore Canadian Income Fund
Leeward Offshore Canadian Income Fund has launched the Leeward Offshore Income Trust Fund, which will invest solely in Canadian income…
07 Nov 2005
AIMA responds to FSA hedge fund discussion paper
AIMA has delivered a robust response to the UK FSA's discussion paper, stressing that regulation should not weaken the UK's competitive…
ACT Currency Partner launches currency hedge fund
Zurich-based ACT Currency Partner AG has launched a currency hedge fund focusing on the five most-traded currency pairs.ACT Currency…
Baring Asset Management launches third long/short equity hedge fund
Baring Asset Management (BAM) has launched the Baring EMEA Absolute Return Fund, its third long/short equity hedge fund. The fund, managed…
KGR Capital to launch first UK-listed fund of Asian hedge funds
KGR Capital is to launch the first UK-listed Asian fund of hedge funds, the KGR Absolute Return PCC Limited.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cKGR…
04 Nov 2005
Nationwide begins strategic review of Gartmore
US mutual insurer Nationwide has asked Morgan Stanley to conduct a strategic review of Gartmore following weeks of speculation that the…
Hardt Group sets up new Luxembourg alternative investments platform
Hardt Group has launched Hardt Group Securities SA, an innovative Luxembourg-based, alternative investment securitisation vehicle.Set-up…
Clarksons eyes USD 300m ship hedge fund
Shipbroker Clarksons is moving ahead with plans to launch a Cayman Islands-registered, shipping-only hedge fund with seed capital of USD…
AcenciA plans Irish stock exchange float
AcenciA, which specialises in debt strategies, plans to float on the Irish stock exchange and raise up to GBP 60 million through a shares…
