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Brown joins Collins Stewart as head of fund sales
Investment Week- Collins Stewart Fund Management has appointed Mike Brown as head of fund sales. He will lead sales of the multi-asset, multi-manager funds and specialist equity, fixed interest and hedge funds from the offshore group. Products under his remit […]
Fewer U.S. hedge fund starts so far this year
Reuters UK- Roughly three dozen U.S. hedge funds have opened for business so far this year, 50 percent less than the same period last year, according to data released on Tuesday that underscored how tough it is to launch one […]
New Hedge Fund Launches Total Record $19.5 Billion in First Half
New York, July 8, 2008 — The Absolute Return New Funds Survey, published in the July/August issue of Absolute Return magazine, shows that new hedge fund launches this year in the Americas totaled $19.5 billion, with the top five funds […]
Athamas Hedge Fund Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Athamas Capital, a Luxembourg domiciled alternative investment fund, has announced the launch of the Athamas Capital SICAV SIF Hedge Fund. (Specialised Investment Fund) Launched on June 1st, the hedge fund´s strategy is to achieve an absolute […]
MFA Submits Comments On Hedge Fund Committees
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge Fund representative, the Managed Funds Association (MFA), has submitted comments on the Best Practices Reports released by the two Committees appointed by the U.S. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG). The Asset Managers’ Committee […]
TriAlpha launches global fund of property hedge funds
HedgeWeek – TriAlpha, the asset management arm of the Stonehage Group, an international wealth management group, has launched the TriAlpha Global Property Strategy Fund, a fund of property hedge funds. The fund seeks absolute returns by focusing on hedge fund […]
Hedge funds push boat out for Ark charity
Times Online- This week, some of the City’s wealthiest people will descend on a lavish party in London intent on giving away a large chunk of their personal fortunes. More than 1,100 will pile into the Absolute Return for Kids […]
Managed Funds Association Says Financial Problems Not Related To Short Selling Rules
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The Managed Funds Association (MFA) and the Coalition of Private Investment Companies (CPIC) called on SEC Chairman Christopher Cox in a letter to not extend the emergency order on short selling beyond the announced expiration date. […]