Tag Archives: alternative investment
BNY Mellon is Hedge Fund Administrator of The Year, Wins 7 Awards
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Along with an award for Hedge Fund Administrator of the year for their alternative investment services (AIS), the Bank of New York Mellon received 6 other awards at the International Custody & Fund Administration (ICFA) […]
SHINE as 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ 2009 Beneficiary
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Childrens educational program SHINE has been named UK Charity of the year by 100 Women in Hedge Funds and beneficiary of its Annual London fundraising event in October. “It is always a difficult process to […]
Morgan Stanley AIP Raises $1.14 Billion for New Fund
American Chronicle – Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners has raised $1.14 billion in commitments for its new private equity fund of funds, Morgan Stanley Private Markets Fund IV. The capital raised for the new fund represents a nearly 15% increase […]
Hedge Fund Managers With Largest Portfolios Face EU Regulation
Bloomberg – Hedge fund managers who run the largest 15 percent of portfolios in the European Union would have to report risks, debts and trading activities to regulators under a draft proposal to tighten oversight after the financial crisis. The […]
Hedge fund fraudster to pay $2.78M
Bizjournals.com – A Massachusetts federal court has ordered a British man to pay $2.78 million in restitution, interest and penalties for orchestrating a scheme to defraud more than 60 investors who invested in his phony hedge fund operation based in […]
Hedge Funds Available In Sweden For The First Time
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Swedish state pension platform, PPM, is including Salus Alpha funds in their premium pension portfolio with immediate effect. The Salus Alpha funds that were chosen are UCITS III compliant, and meet the strict requirements […]
Survey Reports $1.64 Trillion In Hedge Fund Assets
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The top 10 hedge fund adminstraators reported $1.64 trillion in hedge fund assets under administration (AuA) in the Q4 2008, according to HFN, with Citco Fund Services, State Street Alternative Investment Solutions and Goldman Sachs […]
BBVA to Exit Hedge Funds Due to Poor Market Conditions
Wall Street Journal – Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA said Thursday it has decided to pull out of the hedge-fund market, shutting down Proxima Alfa Investments and exiting two other joint ventures. Spain’s second-biggest bank by assets said the […]
Eiger Asset Management to launch four coffee-related funds
Hedge Week.com – Eiger Asset Management is planning to launch four coffee-related funds, comprising two index tracker funds, a hedge fund and a vehicle investing in the physical commodity. Eiger is being assisted by London-based alternative investment consultancy firm Laven […]
Investcorp Sponsors CRISP Alternative Investments Program
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative investment manager, Investcorp, sponsored a group of Bahraini students from the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program (CPISP), to spend a day at Investcorp’s London office, meeting and questioning senior managers and learning about hedge […]