28 Jun 2004
Comment: The global trend of pension fund investment in hedge funds: by Larry Ortega, Global Partners Group
Pension funds are beginning to actively invest in hedge funds in a significant way.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cPension funds are beginning…
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World wealth climbs 7.7% as HNWIs continue shift into alternatives
The total global wealth of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) has climbed 7.7% to USD 28.8 trillion, according to a new survey by Capgemini…
25 Jun 2004
Distressed Securities Index leads as indices rebound
All the HFRX Indices except the Equity Market Neutral and Convertible Arbitrage Indices moved into positive territory this week.The…
The Hedgeweek Interview: Tim Haywood, Director and Stephen Lucas, Director Julius Baer Investments Limited, London.
Julius Baer Investments Ltd is preparing to roll out a third fixed income hedge fund in November this…
Investable hedge fund indices launched into Swiss market
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), Hedge Fund Research Inc.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cUnion Bancaire Privée (UBP), Hedge Fund Research Inc. and…
24 Jun 2004
Technology Brief: Barclays Capital selects 4S.Klondike for pairs mining
Barclays Capital has gone live on 4S.Klondike(TM), relationship mining platform for pairs traders developed by San Francisco-based 4th…
23 Jun 2004
Hedge funds distribution: National approaches differ within Europe
PricewaterhouseCoopers summarises its recent paper entitled the Regulation and Distribution of Hedge Funds in Europe: Changes and…
PFPC includes Beauchamp product in outsourcing solution
Beauchamp Financial Technology's flagship FundManager product has been included by PFPC International as part of an outsourced trading and…
22 Jun 2004
NewAlpha launches Langlade with EUR 25 million seed capital
NewAlpha Advisers, Paris-based ADI's wholly-owned hedge fund incubator, has launched its first project, London-based Langlade Capital…
Matrix launches structured product based on Winton Futures Fund
London-based Matrix Group has launched a structured product designed to provide 100% of the performance of Winton Capital's Trading…
Dexion Absolute to raise further capital through share issue
Dexion Absolute Limited, the London-listed fund of hedge funds, is raising further capital by issuing up to 150,000,000 C Shares at 100p…
21 Jun 2004
Deutsche Bank launches prime brokerage solution for German hedge funds
Deutsche Bank launched its prime brokerage solution for German-domiciled hedge funds at a seminar in Frankfurt earlier this week attended…
UBS launches Dublin fund administration operation
UBS is spreading its wings outside its Cayman fund administration stronghold into Dublin, where it is setting up a fund administration…
18 Jun 2004
The Hedgeweek Interview: "We're not out of the woods yet": Charles Gave, Founding Partner, GaveKal Research, GaveKal Capital & GaveKal Securities
Charles Gave sits in the hot chair this week and discusses a range of current topics in the twilight zone between politics, economics and…
Mellon to acquire USD 4.5 billion Evaluation Associates
Mellon Financial Corporation is acquiring Evaluation Associates Capital Markets (EACM), a USD 4.5 billion fund of hedge funds manager based…