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HSBC Holdings to close New York hedge fund administration group

03/02/2012

HSBC Holdings, the New York-based hedge fund administration division of HSBC Securities, is to close its New York office and transfer its operations to Dublin, resulting in the loss of 200 jobs, according to reports Friday.

HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 3 February

03/02/2012

Today: Lansdowne flagship returns 5.7% in January; Cohen moves closer to buying New York Mets; HSBC admin unit in US to close;  Kyle urges pension to stick with gold hedge; and more...

BREAKING NEWS: Boyer Allan to shut

03/02/2012

Boyer Allan Investment Management, one of London’s longest-running hedge fund managers, is to shut, HFMWeek can confirm.

ML Capital set for two Q1 Ucits fund launches on Montlake platform

02/02/2012

Malta-headquartered ML Capital plans to launch two new funds this quarter on its Ireland-domiciled Montlake Ucits platform, it said in a statement Thursday.

European debt crisis development among key 2012 economic themes: Credit Suisse

02/02/2012

The further development of the European debt crisis and macroeconomic trends in the US and Eurozone are among the key factors that will drive global markets this year, according to Credit Suisse's global CIO for asset management and private banking, Stefan Keitel.

State Street appoints new head of European portfolio solutions business

02/02/2012

State Street Global Markets, the investment research, trading and securities lending arm of State Street Corporation, has appointed John Minderides to head up its portfolio solutions business for the Emea region, detailed a company statement Tuesday.

Cook County makes first hedge fund investment 

02/02/2012

The $7.6bn County Employees’ and Officers’ Annuity & Benefit Fund of Cook County, Illinois, has hired three funds of hedge funds, marking the pension’s first steps into the hedge fund arena, HFMWeek can exclusively reveal.   

BNP Paribas launches prime brokerage iPad app, considers future functionality

02/02/2012

BNP Paribas is considering adding trading capabilities and other functionality to its recently launched iPad app for the prime brokerage business, according to John Bruno, global head of prime brokerage technology at the bank.

US university and college FY2011 hedge fund allocations relatively steady on-year

02/02/2012

US college and university endowment allocations to hedge funds remained relatively consistent between FY2011 and the previous year, the latest Nacubo-Commonfund Study of Endowments (NCSE) report has revealed.

Lyxor Asset Managment CEO quits firm

02/02/2012

Lyxor Asset Management CEO Laurent Seyer has left the firm in order to “pursue other opportunities”, it was announced Thursday.

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