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David Moran has joined the Stamford, Connecticut office of international law firm Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (Curtis) as counsel.
CMA Global Hedge PCC Limited has announced further details of its initial investment programme and its disclosure principles.
Christian Benigni expects to see strong growth in the German hedge funds business this year and next, and he is well placed to know.
When the new legislation governing alternative investment funds came into force in Germany more than two years ago, HSBC’s Alternative Fund Services (AFS) took a two-fold approach to capitalise on
Since the introduction of the 2004 German Investment Act, there has been debate on the potential growth of the local hedge fund market, and on possible ‘local’ prime brokerage solutions.
Exchange-traded funds allow investors to track the performance of specific market segments more efficiently and reduce costs, helping institutions to create more efficient portfolios for use in cor
The change of the law in 2004 allowed hedge funds and funds of hedge funds to be launched under German regulations for the first time.
Surging flows of capital into hedge funds over the past few years have aroused fears that overcrowding in popular strategies will drive returns down and reduce the appeal of alternative investment
When Germany liberalised its rules governing hedge funds and taxation of their income at the beginning of 2004 the initiative was hailed in some quarters as a new dawn for the sector.
KGR Capital has gained authorisation for KGR Capital (Europe) Ltd from the UK Financial Services Authority.
KGR Capital launched its first specialist Asian fund of funds, the KGR Capital Asia Pacific Absolute Return Fund, in August 2003. Since then it has given initial investors a 9.2% annualized return in US dollars, with a volatility of 4.84%. Last November, KGR Absolute Return PCC Ltd, a Guernsey-domiciled, closed end company was listed on the London Stock Exchange. It targets a somewhat higher return with a commensurate level of risk and is hedged into sterling.
"This authorisation will enable us to provide better
