Gary Vaughan-Smith and Alex Da Costa, the former ABN Amro Asset Management alternatives specialists who have launched new London-based fund of hedge fund manager SilverStreet Capital, say

Morley has launched the UK Equity Long/Short hedge fund, which aims to deliver absolute returns to investors with significantly lower volatility than the FTSE All Share Index, to be manage

Thierry Serero, a top-performing manager formerly at C60 Capital and Fidelity Investments, has joined New Star Asset Management to manage the New Star European Opportunities Hedge Fund, a

Joseph McAlinden, the former chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has formally announced the establishment of Catalpa Capital, an investment management firm.

Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) has launched the Old Mutual Al Saqr Fund, an equity market neutral hedge fund that is managed in accordance with Shariah principles, including the use of Mur

Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund has been admitted to trading on AIM, the secondary market operated by the London Stock Exchange plc. It has commenced trading on AIM under the symbol ‘PAX’. The Company raised USD 275,000,000 million in gross proceeds through a placing of 275,000,000 ordinary shares at USD 1.00 per share giving the company a market capitalization of approximately USD 275,000,000 million at admission. Grant Thornton Corporate Finance is the Company’s nominated adviser and LCF Edmond de Rothschild Securities Limited is the Company’s broker. Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund Limited is a newly incorporated, closed-end Cayman Islands registered,

Resolution Asset Management and Hexam Capital Partners have launched their second fund, the Global Resources Absolute Return Fund.

Tritone Capital Management has launched the TCM Global Strategy Fund LP, a global commodities hedge fund.

Tony Zucker discusses the investment strategies that drive the performance of the Thames River Kingsway Fund.

Chris Clarke outlines the investment process of the Westferry Global Markets Fund, which opened to third-party accredited investors in September 2006.