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Barclays Global Investors (BGI), the world’s largest provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has appointed Andreas Fehrenbach as Country Head of its fastest growing market, Germany.
PFPC International Ltd has opened its new headquarters at Sir John Rogerson Quay on the Grand Canal Dock in Dublin and is preparing to open another office in nearby Navan.
The new manager of the USD 263m Baring Global Resources Fund, Jonathan Blake, is making changes to the way the fund is run by giving it an increased focus on absolute return.
RMF Investment Management has completed a EUR 235 million collateralized fund obligation (CFO) that offers efficient leveraged access to the RMF Four Seasons fund of hedge funds portfolio.
Aoifinn Devitt, who spent four years heading up the European hedge fund practice at Cambridge Associates, has left to establish Clontarf Capital.
Alternative asset administrator Fulcrum Limited opened a Cayman Island branch this month headed by Steven Slessor, CA.
‘The opening of our newest office is part of Fulcrum’s ongoing strategic corporate growth plan and will support our steadily increasing roster of funds domiciled in the Cayman Islands,’ said Glenn Henderson, CEO of Fulcrum Limited, adding that the Cayman Islands now attracts the majority of newly domiciled off-shore hedge funds. ‘We are pleased to promote Steven Slessor from Fulcrum’s Canadian operations to spearhead this new office,’ he said.
Fulcrum Fund Services (Cayman) Limited received a Mutual Fund Administrator License in July 2006.
London-based Pamplona Capital Management LLP has launched an emerging market fund of hedge funds.
EuroStoxx 50 continues to unwind for a second day, after failing to hold above its spring resistance level, near 3900.
Mercer Investment Consulting is to expand its research to give clients access to in-depth analysis of a broader and more diverse range of alternative products.
Kevin Shames highlights the investment process and thinking that differentiates the Alpha Opportunistic Fund, which provides investors with a full currency hedged entry into South African
