Consolidation in the hedge fund industry is inevitable but will ultimately generate new investment opportunities, says Jason Webster of Sagitta Asset Management. Mr
Guernsey-based ARENA Fund Management Ltd is set to launch two Bahamas-domiciled funds of hedge funds at the end of the month. Both the ARENA Conservative Fund and ARENA Dynamic Fund will inv
Borsa Italiana will introduce ‘long term options’ on IDEM, its derivatives market, with effect from 11 July. The new contracts will allow investors to take position
Hedge fund veteran Dion Friedland is backing an emerging US company, International Fuel Technology, that has developed economising fuel blends. As cleaner, less cos
Superfund Capital Management has selected PFPC Worldwide Inc to provide a range of services to its managed futures fund. PPFC, a member of The PNC Financial Service
Boyer Allan Investment Management Limited has appointed Roger Denby-Jones as the company’s new chief executive officer. Denby-Jones will be responsible for both the
Fimat Canada, part of global brokerage giant Fimat Group, has launched an inter-dealer brokerage business (IBD). Fimat’s new Toronto Capital Markets Group (TCMG) wi
BNP Paribas Asset Management has confirmed its US ambitions with the appointment of Pierre Lapomme as chief executive officer of BNP PAM US. Lapomme’s main mission
The hedge fund industry reached a significant new milestone in the first quarter of 2005, topping USD 1 trillion in total assets for the first time, according to HFR.
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has appointed four new senior members to its European fixed income team in advance of new product launches. The expansion will suppo
