Reuters - U.S. hedge fund Fairfield Greenwich Group has merged with Swiss private bank Banque Benedict Hentsch, bringing their combined assets under management to more than $18 billion.
The deal will allow Fairfield’s clients to access Banque Benedict Hentsch’s (BBH) suite of wealth management services and provide it a broader base of operations within Switzerland, according […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) New York-based Fairfield Greenwich Group ("FGG"), a $16.6 billion global hedge fund and fund of hedge funds management firm has formed a cooperative venture with Sceptre Investment Counsel Limited, one of Canada’s leading independent money management firms.
The venture sees two of the oldest, most established, and most accomplished management firms […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The Managed Funds Association MFA and CME Group (CME), a Strategic Partner member, recently arrived back from a jointly arranged trip to meet with Chinese government officials, policy makers and financial services representatives.
The MFA and CME co-sponsored a conference, "Global Markets and the Role of Alternative Investments" was held in June […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) - New York hedge fund Manhasset Capital will start the liquidation process later this month after the decision was made by the fund’s seeder to pull out their $100 million initial investment.   
A spokesperson for Fairfield stated, ““As part of a normal rebalancing of capital, FGG has indeed decided to close its […]