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Proposed revisions to the ‘fair value’ accounting standard (FAS 157) would weaken the standard and create inconsistencies in valuations, according to Espen Robak, president of Pluris Va
International Asset Management, one of the oldest independent fund of hedge fund investment managers in Europe, has celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Hedge fund assets will bottom out at roughly USD1trn in 2009, after which capital appreciation and USD800bn in net inflows over the next four years will push global levels to USD2.6trn
Silk Invest, a specialist asset management firm that recently launched equity funds investing in the Middle East and Africa, has hired John Bates to spearhead its move into frontier fix
Equinox Fund Management, a Denver-based commodity pool operator, has announced the formation of Equinox Capital Markets, an affiliate created to provide institutional placement agent se
Wood Creek Capital Management has announced the closing of its fourth investment vehicle, a USD300m fund, approximately doubling the firm’s committed assets under management.
An in-depth study of short-selling activities by Edhec finance professor Abraham Lioui has called into question both the reasons for the decision to ban short selling and the prejudices
US private equity major Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is reported to be interested in picking up a minority stake in Vijay Mallya’s United Spirits group, primarily by acquiring treasury stocks t
Gartmore has added to its absolute return range with the launch of the Gartmore UK Absolute Return Fund.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Stuart W.
