15 Dec 2004
The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and its Impact on Hedge Funds and the Investment Management Industry
John C.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cJohn C. Crager, VP, Global Head of Tax, HSBC Alternative Fund Services, New York, examines the…
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Pioneer Investments hire expands European institutional presence
Kerry Duffain has joined Pioneer Investments from Citigroup as Head of Investment Consultant Relations in Europe.Pioneer Investments stated…
CalPERS discloses private equity/hedge fund profits and fees
We reveal the private equity/hedge fund profits that the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) was forced to disclose…
14 Dec 2004
CMA raises EUR 60 million for new fund of hedge funds
Capital Management Advisors (CMA) has launched a new fund of hedge funds, the Global Diversified Fund, with EUR 60 million.The assets were…
Schroders' Head of Communications joins Harmonic Capital Partners
Julian Samways, previously Group Head of Communications at Schroders, has joined Harmonic Capital Partners as Head of Business…
Cayman launch for Australian long/short equity fund
Sydney-based Vertex Capital Management has launched a Cayman LLC for overseas investors interested in its Australian Premium Equity Fund.…
13 Dec 2004
HSBC introduces Sterling hedging for listed fund of hedge funds
HSBC has re-classified the shares in its listed FoHF, HSBC Global Absolute Limited (HGAL), to US Dollar Shares and Sterling Hedged…
HFR and DrKW launch "Himalaya" linked to HFRX Strategy Indices
HFR Asset Management and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) have launched the latest in a series of index-linked structured products.The…
Robert McWhirter launches three hedge funds
Toronto-based Selective Asset Management Inc. has launched a trio of long biased, short biased and long/short biased hedge fundsRobert…
CME launches new membership class for hedge funds
CME, the largest US futures exchange, is to introduce a new Family of Funds membership class for hedge funds.This new membership class,…
02 Dec 2004
Tech Update: Sofaer Gold Research selects 4S.Yellowstone
Sofaer Global Research has licensed 4S.Yellowstone, a software product that helps develop, operate and analyse arbitrarily complex…
Hedge fund flows surpass USD 100 billion for 2004; flows slow in Q3
The hedge fund industry has attracted more than USD 100 billion in net assets for the first three quarters of the year, according to new…
Northern Trust to acquire Baring fund services unit for GBP 260m
Northern Trust Corp.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cNorthern Trust Corp. is to acquire Baring Asset Management's Financial Services Group from…
CME launches option on E-mini NASDAQ-100 futures contracts
CME, the US futures exchange, has launched new equity options on E-mini™ NASDAQ-100® futures contracts.The E-mini contract is a smaller…
01 Dec 2004
Chaparral Offshore Fund set to launch on 1 December
Magnum Global Investments Ltd.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cMagnum Global Investments Ltd. and GP Asset Management LLC are sponsoring a…
