Tag Archives: alternative investment
FRM unit to invest $60 million in new fund
Reuters India – Global fund of hedge funds firm FRM Capital Advisors said on Tuesday it will invest up to $60 million in New York-based asset manager WestSpring’s first fund. Specialist hedge fund seeder FCA said the investment is part […]
Hedge Fund Demand: Brighton House Associates Q2 2009 Report
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – During the first quarter, most alternative investors spent their time rebalancing their portfolios, redeeming with current managers, and waiting for the market to correct itself. This process freed up capital and uncovered gaps in portfolios, […]
US enters Europe’s fund debate
The Australian – The move wades the US into a fierce battle between the UK and other parts of Europe over how tough regulation should be. Some nations, led by Germany and France, are calling for wholesale regulation of financial […]
International Hedge Fund Rules May Trigger Migration
Now that some policymakers are shifting out of crisis mode, some of the competitive considerations that dominated regulatory discussions during the tenure of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson are re-emerging. Nowhere is this more apparent than in contrasting approaches […]
MEP says hedge fund law needs refining
Reuters UK – A draft European Union law that will require hedge fund managers to be authorised needs refining to cover other types of alternative investments better, a senior MEP said on Tuesday. The Alternative Investment Fund Managers law is […]
EU hedge-fund rules will lead to IFSC exodus, Dail warned
Independent – A new EU directive aimed at tightening up the regulation of hedge funds could be counter-productive and cause a mass exodus of business from the International Financial Services Centre, a Dail committee was told yesterday. The directive, being […]
Former Morgan Stanley Traders Launch Commodity Trading Advisor
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Cinneas Foreign Exchange LLC, an alternative investment management firm specializing in momentum based trading in the foreign exchange market, have announced the launch of a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). The Cinneas investment process combines technical, […]
J.Michael Miller To Develop Bandon’s Intermediary Market, Flagship Hedge Fund Anniversary
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Alternative investment management company, Bandon Capital Management, LLC, has hired J. Michael Miller as Managing Director responsible for the development and management of the financial intermediary market. Miller has over 25 years of experience in […]
UPDATE:Hatteras Expands, 2 Mutual/Hedge Fund Strategies
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Hatteras Funds has acquired a controlling interest in Alternative Investment Partners, LLC, a Harrison, NY-based provider of open end mutual funds of hedge fund strategies known as AIP Mutual Funds, increasing Hatteras Funds and its […]
Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec. Launches Georgia Hedge Fund Advisory Company
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Hedge fund and alternative investment advisory company, Tru/Alpha Capital Advisors (TACA), is being launched to specialize in international alternative markets, advising institutional and corporate clients, as well as high-net worth individuals. Based in Midtown Atlanta, […]
Interview: EU law set to discriminate against private equity
EurActiv.com – European Commission proposals to regulate alternative investment funds discriminate against private equity and favour direct competitors like sovereign wealth funds or maverick businessmen, Javier Echarri, secretary-general of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), told EurActiv in an interview. […]