New York-based Drake Management LLC has hired Richard A.

William Bijesse is joining the USD 5.5 billion EIM Group as CIO of EIM’s US operations from 2 August. EIM has also appointed Bijesse as

ABN AMRO Asset Management (AAAM) has launched two new investment products: the ABN AMRO Currency Fund, and the ABN AMRO FX Note 3. The

Global Advisers has signed a deal with Transact to offer UK IFAs and their clients access to its core Global Advisors energy and metals fund.

HFR and CrossBorder Capital have joined forces to launch HFRXPlus, an enhanced version of its HFRX Index Tracker Fund. John Godden, Man

American Express has hired Jonathan Hulbert to build sales of its funds of hedge funds among European institutional clients from a Swiss base.

Deutsche Bank will be using PlusFunds’ SPhinX investment program to hedge in part its exposure to the Dynamic Alternative Portfolio Fund.

Man Group tackled reports of a major institution withdrawing from RMF with an upbeat statement at its AGM earlier this week. Harvey McG

International Index Company, formerly known as iBoxx Limited, has launched the first Dow Jones iTraxx indices covering Europe are being launched. The new rules-based indices, which are a result of the previously announced merger of the iBoxx Limited and Dow

ADI, the independent French alternative fund manager founded by Erich Bonnet and Christophe Bourret, has launched a new hedge fund incubator in Paris.