When the new legislation governing alternative investment funds came into force in Germany more than two years ago, HSBC’s Alternative Fund Services (AFS) took a two-fold app

Hedgewire and Hedgeweek are taking a late summer break next week beginning Monday 14 August. Hedgewire will return to your desktops on Monday 21 August and Hedgeweek returns on Friday 25 August.

Butterfield Bank (Guernsey) Limited’s Q2 2006 results show a year-on-year increase in net income of USD 1 million to USD 2.7 million, or 59.6 per cent.

KGR Capital has gained authorisation for KGR Capital (Europe) Ltd from the UK Financial Services Authority. KGR Capital launched its first specialist Asian fund of funds, the KGR Capital Asia Pacific Absolute Return Fund, in August 2003. Since then it

The Joint venture between Resolution Asset Management and Hexam Capital, formed by an ex-Baring team, has launched its first fund. The Resolution Hexam Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Absolute Return Fund’s investments, which will be made in exchange-traded

Steven Bloom has joined the NASDAQ Stock Market as Senior Vice President of NASDAQ Financial Products.

Natexis Banques Populaires (NBP) has been accepted as a member of the London Stock Exchange, boosting NBP’s securities brokerage ambitions.

Inflation vigil is spurring policymakers into action, despite signs that activity is weakening moderately worldwide, notes Haydn Davies in his August review.

New research from Greenwich Associates confirms that hedge funds now rank as the most important clients of many major equity brokerage houses.

Mercury Real Estate Advisors has appointed Charles HK Neo as a Senior Managing Director.