Investor demand has prompted Standard Asset Management (Standard) to launch a new short duration fund, the Amex Global Ultra Short High Yield Fund. Standard is sole

Coastal Partners is to launch a new long-short strategy fund, the Coastal Partners Energy Opportunity Fund, on 1 May. The fund, which will be managed by Wayne Nord

Fund of hedge funds Dexion Equity Alternative has announced a placing, open offer and offer for subscription of up to 250 million C shares at 100p per share. Dexion

The first closing of Cairn Capital’s Credit Opportunities Fund has attracted initial commitments in excess of USD 100m from UK, European and US investors. Focusing

Teneo Partners has become the first foreign registered alternative investment specialist to be granted a securities sales agency licence by Japan’s FSA. Speaking ab

Ampere Capital management has appointed Richard Joslin as chief financial officer with effect from March 2005. Joslin moves to Ampere Capital after six years at Peq

Key Asset Management (KAM) is to launch a new “deep value, opportunistic” single manager fund focusing on US and developed markets. Key Value, Inc, which is due to

Old Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) has added a number of external managers and new strategies to the Old Mutual Multi Strategy Fund. This move is designed to increas

Decision Capital Management (DCM) and Echlin Asset Management have teamed up to increase European investor access to US fund of funds. The partnership between La Jo

Julius Baer has opened its third single manager hedge fund, the Julius Baer Credit and Emerging Markets hedge fund (JB CrEM fund), to public subscription. The fund