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LaSalle raises $3 billion Asia property fund
Reuters – LaSalle Investment Management has raised a $3 billion (1.64 billion pounds) "opportunity" fund for Asian property, saying it is interested in investing in Japan, China and South Korea. The fund management unit of property services firm Jones Lang […]
Premier hires ex-Thames River man Wright for Branigan fund
CityWire – Premier Asset Management has hired former Thames River hedge fund specialist Chris Wright to take control of the Premier Dividend Fund from Paul Branigan. Branigan, who also manages an absolute return growth mandate and is chief investment officer of Premier, is handing over to […]
Cayman Hedge Fund Buy-Out and Launch of New Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – The Directors of Cayman based Camelot Global Investments announced a management buy-out of their hedge fund, in cooperation with Merlin Global Enterprise. Camelot will join Arkanar Financial Holdings, with the head office being relocated to […]
Giant hedge fund firm plans to spin off Raptor business
MarketWatch – James Pallotta, vice chairman and managing director of U.S. public equities at Tudor Investment Corp., is leaving the giant hedge fund firm and plans to launch the Raptor Global Funds unit he runs as a separate business, according […]
Hedge firm SAIL hires former Goldman exec as CEO
Reuters HK- SAIL Advisors Ltd, one of Asia’s largest homegrown fund of hedge fund managers, said on Wednesday it hired former Goldman Sachs Group Inc managing director Vincent Duhamel as its new chief executive. Hong Kong-based Duhamel will replace Eliza […]
Behind Trojan walls
Investors Chronicle- In Homer’s Iliad, Troy was razed to the ground by Greek warriors, but Troy Asset Management aims to put up a much better defence for its investors. The boutique fund manager takes its name not from the ancient […]
CSX Concedes Two Board Seats to Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – CSX looks to be cutting some slack to the two rebel hedge funds that have been on a quest to restructure their board of directors. The railroad company said that it will give two seats to […]
Hedge fund manager Ashbel Williams in line for top job at Florida SBA
Bizjournals.com- The Florida State Board of Administration is negotiating with hedge fund manager Ashbel C. Williams Jr. for the position of executive director and chief investment officer. Williams is a former executive director of the Florida SBA, a former assistant […]
Asia to Create Thousands of Hedge Fund Jobs, Pinnacle Says
Bloomberg- Asia’s expanding hedge fund industry will probably create tens of thousands of jobs in the next five years, even as investment bank recruitment dries up after the U.S. subprime mortgage market collapse, said Sheridan Mather, a managing director of […]
Area hedge funds the lure for West Coast firm
Norwalk Advocate- A California firm that provides financial assistance to companies has chosen Westport to locate its first East Coast operation. Seeking to expand its operations to lucrative Greater New York and Fairfield County, San Francisco-based Business Capital, a provider […]
CQS hires Barclays executive to head Hong Kong trading
Reuters India- CQS has hired former Barclays Capital managing director David Kilgore as its head of trading in Hong Kong, part of a broader push by the $9.6 billion (4.9 billion pound) UK hedge fund manager to expand its presence […]
GGHFI Reports Strong Hedge Fund Performance in May
West Palm Beach (Hedgeco.net)- The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index(GGHFI)reported May returns of +2.01% while the Greenwich Composite Investable Index returned +1.66%. The May Index currently includes 1345 constituent funds. By comparison, the S&P 500 showed gains of +1.29%, while […]
