SPARX Asset Management and IXIS CIB have agreed to form a joint venture focused on creating managed funds of alternative assets in Asia. The partners will join the
Man Investments announced this week that it has been chosen by the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU)
Bob Doll examines the outlook for the US economy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Last week, the news was dominated by Hurricane Katrina and its horrific aftereffects.
The APAC Committee of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has elected Ted Lee of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) as its new Chairman, and Danny Yong of Dymon Asia Capital as Vice-Chairman, in line with the existing
BGC Partners, an intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, has appointed Vanessa Ko as director, regional head of e-commerce for Asia Pacific. Ko will spearhead the continued expansion of BGC’s electronic coverage in the region with the roll-out of BGC’s
By Marianne Scordel – A year ago, we explored what hedge fund investors might be looking to buy during the following twelve months, what their attitude towards managers at the smaller end of the spectrum was, and what investment strategies appealed the
Trading in steel futures on the London Metal Exchange hit another record level in August, with 24,853 lots traded, equivalent to more than 1.6 million tonnes of material. August was the first full month of trading following the merger of
Institutional-grade crypto trading platform Caspian has raised USD16million in a pre-sale of its CSP token. The platform is now live and no longer in beta testing. Caspian says it has 170 institutional-grade customers interested in on-boarding to its platform, with
Baring Asset Management is launching its third long/short equity hedge fund, the Baring EMEA Absolute Return Fund. The fund will be available to institutional investors and HNWIs from 1 Nov
Emmanuel Roman will assume the newly created role of chief operating officer of Man following the company’s acquisition of GLG Partners. The announcement follows the news that Man shareholders have approved the acquisition of GLG Partners. Pierre Lagrange will continue
