23 Feb 2005
Fortis Bank launches web-based version of Asset Monitor
Fortis bank has launched a web-based version of its inquiry, compliance and reporting tool, Asset Monitor, offering users superior speed…
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22 Feb 2005
HSBC AdvantEdge fund range approved for distribution in Switzerland
HSBC has enhanced its fund of hedge funds product range available in Switzerland, with the approval for distribution of the HSBC AdvantEdge…
Global hedge fund vacancies posted on Hedgeweek.com
A selection of the latest top-paying global hedge fund job vacancies posted on the Jobs section at wPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cA selection…
Gottex to soft close flagship Gottex Market Neutral Fund
Gottex Fund Management is to soft close the non-leveraged classes in its highly successful Gottex Market…
21 Feb 2005
Infiniti Capital taps into Australasia with acquisition of Martini Capital
Fund of hedge funds manager Infiniti Capital has extended its reach into the relatively untapped Australasian market with the acquisition…
FX Concepts launches new volatility fund
New York-based currency manager FX Concepts is launching a new fund based on its FX Volatility Program.The Volatility Program is an…
Old Mutual Multi Strategy Fund adds external managers and strategies
Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) has added a number of external managers and new strategies to the Old Mutual Multi Strategy Fund. This…
New volatility arbitrage launch from Sigma Square
Alain Buenos, Peng Tang, Philippe Ankaoua and Nicolas Goudard have launched Sigma Square, a volatility arbitrage fund on European…
18 Feb 2005
The HW Interview: Unlocking added value in a USD 155 billion global hedge fund admin business: Paul Smith, Head of Alternative Fund Services, HSBC
It is one year today since HSBC acquired The Bank of Bermuda Limited and with it the hedge fund services…
West Yorkshire Pension Fund allocates GBP 260m to FoHFs
The West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) is to invest GBP 260 million (approx. 5% of its GBP 5 billion assets) over the next 3 to 4 years in…
UK pension funds continue shift to alternative investments
UK pension funds advisor Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting doubled the number of alternative investment mandates awarded to fund managers…
SEC takes emergency action to freeze Northshore Asset Management
The SEC has filed an emergency enforcement action to halt an alleged USD 37m fraud by Northshore Asset Management LLC (Northshore) and its…
17 Feb 2005
TQA announces new event arbitrage team
TQA Investors has added a new event arbitrage team to its current line-up of global convertible arbitrage, credit arbitrage and long/short…
Change of address for AIMA
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is moving to a new address in London.The Association's new address is:AIMAMeadows…
16 Feb 2005
Hedge funds market in Germany warms to growth
On the eve of the Super Hedge 2005 conference, a new report from Mercer Oliver Wyman Consulting says the German hedge funds market is…
