BVI Hedge Fund Services 2008
The British Virgin Islands have shrugged of their image of an IBC factory to emerge as an increasingly sophisticated centre for the servicing as well as domicile of alternative funds. Read our latest report 
Mitsubishi joins Goldman as shareholder in London hedge fund manager Capula
Mitsubishi Corporation has announced that it will acquire a 5 per cent stake in London-based hedge fund manager Capula Investment Management and its group companies through a purchase of shares from existing partners. It is following the example off Goldman Sachs, which took a 20 per cent stake in Capula in February through its private equity...
Hedgeweek Newsflash: Fed creating SPV to pump liquidity into markets
In an emergency move designed to pump liquidity into the markets, the US Federal Reserve Board is creating the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF) to provide a liquidity backstop to US issuers of commercial paper through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that will purchase three-month unsecured and asset-backed commercial paper directly from...
Ogier to offer private funds within new wealth planning service
Ogier, an 'offshore magic circle' provider of legal and fiduciary services, is launching a new personalised wealth planning service for ultra-high net worth individuals and family businesses that will notably include the formation and administration of private investment funds.
Former Man executives launch platform for emerging hedge fund managers
A group of former Man Group executives has launched a new hedge fund platform, Revere Capital Advisors, which aims to allow emerging hedge fund managers to focus on their core investment competencies at the critical early stage in their development.
Resolution Asset Management appoints Tim Sweeting as head of alternatives
Resolution Asset Management has appointed Tim Sweeting to the newly-created position of head of alternatives, reporting to sales and marketing director Jonathan Polin and taking responsibility for the global distribution of the firm's alternatives products as it seeks to expand its role in this area.
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The Hedgeweek Interview: Andreas Tholstrup, Managing Partner, Farringdon Capital Management: "We focus on long-term value in companies, as opposed to short-term trading opportunities"Fri, 26 September 2008
Farringdon Capital Management, founded in 2006 by Andreas Tholstrup and Bram Cornelisse, is an asset management firm... |
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| Strategy | DTD | MTD | Index Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HFRX Absolute Return Index | -0.3437 | -0.8487 | 1104.04 |
| HFRX Convertible Arbitrage Index | -4.5904 | -8.8644 | 721.44 |
| HFRX Distressed Securities Index | -0.3728 | -1.0126 | 1319.46 |
| HFRX Equal Weighted Strategies Index | -1.7649 | -3.6124 | 1116.95 |
| HFRX Equity Hedge Index | -1.8260 | -4.8991 | 1105.66 |
| HFRX Equity Market Neutral Index | 0.1511 | -0.6437 | 1049.42 |
| HFRX Event Driven Index | -1.8184 | -4.9022 | 1232.17 |
| HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index | -1.8430 | -4.0585 | 1127.66 |
| HFRX Macro Index | -0.1385 | 0.0665 | 1329.28 |
| HFRX Market Directional Index | -3.0567 | -6.6734 | 1050.53 |
| HFRX Merger Arbitrage Index | -2.1975 | -2.6974 | 1267.51 |
| HFRX Relative Value Arbitrage Index | -3.6924 | -6.3567 | 960.07 |
Ogier to offer private funds within new wealth planning service
Ogier, an 'offshore magic circle' provider of legal and fiduciary services, is launching a new personalised wealth planning service for ultra-high net worth individuals and family businesses that will notably include the formation and...
Mitsubishi joins Goldman as shareholder in London hedge fund manager Capula
Mitsubishi Corporation has announced that it will acquire a 5 per cent stake in London-based hedge fund manager Capula Investment Management and its group companies through a purchase of shares from existing partners. It is following the example...
Ogier to offer private funds within new wealth planning service
Ogier, an 'offshore magic circle' provider of legal and fiduciary services, is launching a new personalised wealth planning service for ultra-high net worth individuals and family businesses that will notably include the formation and...
Ricardo Manrique joins Stoxx in new role as chief executive
Stoxx, the European equity index provider owned jointly by Dow Jones Indexes, Deutsche Börse and SIX Swiss Exchange, has announced the appointment of Ricardo Manrique as chief executive. He succeeds Lars Hamich, who previously headed the firm as...
Hedgeweek Comment: It ain't over
Any lingering hopes that the eventual agreement last Friday on the US bailout package would provide a turning point in the market turbulence,...