29 Apr 2005
AIMA Chairman rebuts Sunderland comments on hedge funds
Christopher Fawcett, Chairman of AIMA, has robustly rebutted the misleading statements on hedge funds made recently by CBI president John…
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The Hedgeweek Interview: Building a global emerging markets capability: Julian Mayo, Investment Director, Charlemagne Capital
Julian Mayo outlines the strategy and thinking behind the development of Charlemagne Capital's suite of emerging market funds.HW: What is…
AIMA completes first survey on hedge fund asset pricing and valuation
AIMA this week released the results of the first comprehensive global survey of hedge fund asset pricing and valuation practices.The…
Relative Value Arbitrage slips into positive territory
The Relative Value Arbitrage Index moved into positive territory (0.22%) followed by the Market Directional Index (0.04%) in the week…
28 Apr 2005
Foreign exchange: a 'perfect storm' of growth driven by HFs
A "perfect storm" of market volatility drove up global foreign exchange trading volumes by nearly 25 per cent in 2004, according to…
Commitment is the key
Royal Bank of Canada's Jose Santamaria outlines the benefits of using an integrated approach to hedge fund services.The market for hedge…
Ferrell Capital hires Hayward to market FoHF
Greenwich, CT-based Ferrell Capital is gearing up its FoHF marketing efforts by hiring industry veteran, Rebecca…
27 Apr 2005
BISYS announces 'corrective action' following SEC investigation
BISYS Group this week issued an update on the ongoing SEC investigations into its mutual fund services business. The company stated that…
Transparency will open up wider hedge fund acceptance
John Godden examines how the 'traditional' view of hedge funds as super high performance vehicles dominated by macro global traders is…
Macro Index leads the field this week
Standard Asset Management launches Strategic Bond Fund
Standard Asset Management, a division of Standard Bank London and Standard Americas, is launching a new hedge fund aimed at external…
Aspen Capital Partners strengthens team
London-based Aspen Capital Partners Limited (Aspen) has appointed Sven Miserey as a partner of the…
26 Apr 2005
Mercer data indicates strong hedge fund allocations in 2004
Mercer Investment Consulting has released data on its global investment manager search activity for 2004 indicating strong growth in hedge…
AXA and BNP to launch first commodity index-tracking ETF
Europe's second-largest insurer Axa and French bank BNP Paribas are launching the first exchange-traded fund to track a commodity index.Axa…
Members approve restructuring of CBOT
An overwhelming 99 per cent of the votes were cast in favour of the Chicago Board of Trade's restructuring proposal, which involves…
