Prisma Capital Partners, an alternative investment manager providing multi-manager hedge fund solutions, has appointed Anne Wynne as general counsel and James Welch as managing director and member of the firm’s portfolio management group. Wynne will assume the role of in-house
The Close Man Guaranteed Hedge Fund II offer is set to close to IFAs and investors on Friday 29 October. It is the second guaranteed multi-strategy hedge fund produ
Prologue Capital, an alternative investment firm that manages a discretionary fixed income strategy, has hired Manny Mifsud as a portfolio manager focusing on foreign exchange trading. Mifsud works in the firm’s London office and reports to founding partners David Lofthouse
Simon Firth has joined the London-based law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) as a partner in the investment funds team. Firth, an investment funds/financial servi
Singapore Exchange has launched Asia’s first dividend futures contract, the Nikkei Dividend Point Index Futures contract. Since its 17 June debut, the contract has achieved total volume of over JPY1.5bn as at 1.00am Singapore time today. Bid-ask spreads have been
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) (OMAM) has placed additional capacity in the Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund with new and existing investors. The additional inv
Guernsey is moving to cut the approval time for funds aimed at professional, experienced and knowledgeable investors to within three working days. The Guernsey Fina
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) plans to make it easier for hedge fund start-ups to set up in Hong Kong. According to executive Director Alexa Lam, proposed changes include strea
Meyer Capital launched a hedge fund compliant with Islamic Sharia law this week in the Gulf region. The Shariah Equity Opportunity Fund will be managed by Connectic
At least 1,500 funds of hedge funds are too small to survive because competition is squeezing fees, according to HFR Europe. Speaking at the Hedge 2004 conference in London this week, John G
