GAM this week announced the launch of a UCITS equity fund that will seek to tap into the economic potential of Asia’s ASEAN markets: namely Singapore, Malaysia
Threadneedle Asset Management has appointed David Donora as an executive director with responsibility for setting up a commodities team and launching a commodities hedge fund in the autumn
Yesterday, a former Bear Stearns hedge fund manager opened her own firm with nearly USD1bn in assets.
The Carlyle Group has completed its acquisition of Diversified Global Asset Management (DGAM), a global manager of hedge funds with more than USD6.7bn in managed and advised assets. Equity for the transaction came from Carlyle’s balance sheet. The transaction was
With the recent launch of the Cheyne European Mid Cap Equity Fund, Cheyne’s UCITS umbrella has reached USD575m of assets, from just under USD30m two years ago. The programme now incorporates five funds which have each been launched in response
Financial Risk Management (FRM), a global hedge fund investment specialist, has established a strategic partnership with Itajubá International, a Brazilian alternatives specialist, to provide institutional investors in Brazil with access to global best of breed hedge funds. As part of
Quay Financials (Gibraltar), a brokerage and investment management firm created last month through a buyout from its Euronext Amsterdam-listed parent, is planning to develop its range of a
Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm, is the first advisory and consulting group to be granted AIFM licensing by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). Kinetic Partners (Luxembourg) Management Company can now operate as a “Super ManCo”, offering
BlueBay Asset Management LLP announced this week the launch of the BlueBay Total Return Credit Fund, providing investors with exposure to sub-investment grade credit through the credit cycle. Mark Poole, Chief Investment Officer, commented: “We have developed the product to
Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management, a diversified San Diego-based institutional asset manager belonging to the Allianz group, has launched three 130/30 strategies in order to capitalise
