21 Mar 2003
CMA develops new product for European insurers
Capital Management Advisors Group says insurance groups are snapping up its new capital guaranteed, 15-year, Euro 135 million Note with 2.4…
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20 Mar 2003
Study shows operational risk is key factor in hedge fund failures
A study of 100 hedge fund failures over the past 20 years shows that an alarmingly high number (50 per cent) of hedge funds fail due to…
19 Mar 2003
Threadneedle fund launch advised by Wedlake Bell
London-based Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is launching a new global fixed income hedge fund called Crescendo Credit Fund…
18 Mar 2003
BlueX Index-Certificates launched in Austria
The first investment certificates on the BlueX hedge fund index which is managed by Vienna-based Benchmark Capital Management and…
17 Mar 2003
IKOS reports strong growth in Financial strategy
IKOS, the London-based hedge fund manager, has seen assets in its Financial strategy grow more than 200 per cent in the last three months.
14 Mar 2003
Forsyth Partners launches third hedge fund product
Forsyth Partners, the UK-based investment and research company, launched its third hedge fund product this week.The new…
13 Mar 2003
US Pension Fund Underfunding and Hedge Funds
Despite losses of up to 14.6 per cent in 200-2002, US pension funds are still slow to take up alternative assets which still represent a…
28 Feb 2003
AIMA responds to UK's FSA on Short Selling
The UK-based Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has prepared its response to the discussion paper on short selling put…
27 Feb 2003
DSP launches Melchior Japan fund
The Melchior Japan Fund has been launched this month and is managed by Dalton Strategic Partnership (DSP) in London and advised by FuNNeX…
26 Feb 2003
Invesdex launches new alternative investment vehicle
Bermuda-based Invesdex Ltd has launched MarketPlus Separately Managed Contracts (SMCs), a new alternative investment vehicle that simulates…
25 Feb 2003
RBS team leaves to set up Cognis
The three principal members of the Special Investments Group (SIG) of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) have left the Bank to form a new…
24 Feb 2003
Calpers votes to boost hedge fund program
The Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) has agreed to expand its hedge-fund program in…
21 Feb 2003
Man launches Swiss fund of funds
Man Fund Management Schweiz AG, a Swiss-registered firm which is part of Man Group plc, has launched Man Multi-Strategy CH Fund, a retail…
20 Feb 2003
The USA Patriot Act and non-US funds
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, more…
