100 Women in Hedge Funds has named Shine as its UK charity of the year and beneficiary of its annual London fundraising event, to be held on 7 October 2009. This year’s focus for 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ philanthropic
NYSE Euronext has outlined its European clearing strategy and implementation plan, detailing the steps that will be taken to leverage its NYSE Liffe derivatives clearing platform to consolidate all of its European derivatives into a single derivatives clearing house, and
SwissAnalytics, an alternative investment due diligence provider, has announced an exclusive partnership to offer hedge fund due diligence through BarclayHedge’s online alternative inve
Despite recent market conditions, the current investment environment makes dividend investing attractive for several reasons, says Fabian Degen, fund manager for dividend strategies, DWS Investments… A relatively high dividend yield compared to bond yields which could attract further capital from
361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative mutual funds, has launched the 361 Global Macro Opportunity Fund, which will be team managed and led by Blaine Rollins. Rollins joined 361 Capital in 2011 and was formerly a
Stockholm-based East Capital has launched the East Capital Special Opportunities Fund to target investment opportunities that can be acquired at low valuations due to market- or owner-s
SkyBridge Capital, which provides strategic capital to new and early-stage hedge funds, has committed to an investment in Union Avenue Advisors, a New York-based global investment manag
Enhanced Investment Products has launched a new offering investing in Asian high yield convertible bonds with an initial investment of USD1m.
Geneva-based Union Bancaire Privée has announced various initiatives to address the current challenges in the financial industry, including the losses suffered by some of its cli
International financial law firm Walkers has launched the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) Group, bringing together the deep expertise within the firm regarding alternative risk transfer arrangements such as catastrophe bonds, reinsurance sidecars and securitisation vehicles. Walkers’ ILS Group features a
