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Insparo chooses Throgmorton for back office accountancy services

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 15:38

Insparo Asset Management, the frontier markets investment specialist, has appointed Throgmorton UK, one of the UK’s largest accountancy and professional service providers to the hedge fund, private equity and corporate finance industries, to deliver a range of accountancy and back office services. »

Kevin Ewer, portfolio manager at Blue Ink Investments

Interest rate volatility boosts South African hedge funds

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 15:06

A combination of a volatile interest rate environment and increased regulation imposed on US banks regarding the use of capital for proprietary trading has boosted the performance of local South African hedge funds during the first half of 2010. »

Managed futures post mixed returns for July

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 14:29

Managed futures managers experienced mixed performance for July, the latest report from Lipper Tass shows. »

Hedge funds will confront macro-arbitrage opportunities after summer lull

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 13:05

The structure of the hedge fund business is now more at risk of declining if performance is not sustained, a report by Lipper says. »

Ayaltis Acantias Offshore fund is launched

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 12:12

Ayaltis has launched the Ayaltis Acantias Offshore fund, a fund of hedge funds focused on undervalued assets in the stressed and distressed credit space. »

Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rises 2.7 per cent in July

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 10:52

The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index rose 2.7 per cent in July, while the currency-hedged Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index climbed 0.9 per cent. »

Moody Aldrich and Wilshire launch hedge fund seeding platform

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 07:46

Moody Aldrich Partners, a privately held investment firm in Boston, has reached an agreement with Wilshire Funds Management, a business unit of Wilshire Associates, to assist in the development of its open architecture hedge fund seeding platform called MAP Harvest Fund. »

Long/short equity can offer better opportunity than long-only, says Credit Suisse

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 07:03

Long/short equity strategies appear to offer an alternative investment opportunity for equity investors versus long-only investing, a paper by Credit Suisse says. »

Way Group launches Absolute Return Portfolio Fund

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 06:10

The Way Group has launched the Absolute Return Portfolio Fund, one of three new investment funds to use a new tiered performance fee structure. »

Tim Levy, chief executive of Future Capital Partners

Future Capital chief executive set for Northwest Passage expedition

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 06:06

Tim Levy, chief executive of GBP6bn alternative investment firm Future Capital Partners, is about to embark on a expedition led by Bear Grylls through the Northwest Passage. »

Ginga goes live with electronic coal trading system

Tue, 24/08/2010 - 06:02

Ginga Petroleum, a company offering broking services for the energy markets from Singapore, has gone live with a trading screen for its coal brokers using Trayport’s GlobalVision Broker Trading System. »

LME reports encouraging start to cobalt and molybdenum trading

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 13:53

Cobalt and molybdenum have made an encouraging start to trading on the London Metal Exchange with volumes, liquidity and open interest building well since the launch on 22 February this year. »

Merrion opens up High Alpha Fund

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 12:44

The Merrion High Alpha Fund reached its three year anniversary on 16 August, having delivered growth of 103 per cent since launch and 26.6 per cent per annum. »

Quintillion completes integration of Advent Geneva and HWM Mantra

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 06:53

Quintillion, a hedge fund administration firm, has completed the integration between HWM Mantra, its investor registration and incentive fee calculation system, and Advent Geneva, its accounting platform. »

Spectron launches European fuel oil desk

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 06:17

Spectron, the commodities brokerage, has extended its market coverage to include European fuel oil. »

Eight out of ten hedge fund strategies positive in July

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 16:25

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index gained 1.59 per cent in July, its highest performance since March 2010. »

Ireland removes requirement for non-resident declarations by fund investors

Sun, 22/08/2010 - 13:27

Dechert’s Declan O’Sullivan and Conor Durkin outline recent changes in revenue practice under which Irish funds may obtain an exemption from the Irish Revenue Commissioners making it easier for investors to subscribe for shares/units in an Irish fund. »