Espial Capital Management launches maiden offering
04/04/2012
Former GGHC manager readies TMT-focused long/short fund
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SG Alpha launches dedicated Ukraine fund
04/04/2012
Emerging Europe-focused long/short equity manager SG Alpha has launched a dedicated Ukraine hedge fund
HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 3 April
03/04/2012
Today: SEC’s risk monitors home in on boards; EU’s Barnier Rejects ‘Intimidation’ on Draft Hedge-Fund Rules; Alliance hits back at rebel investor Laxey; Shanghai Cracks Door Open for Hedge Funds; and more...
CalPERS corporate governance chief elected to board of institutional investor group
03/04/2012
The director of corporate governance for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the biggest hedge fund investor in the US, has been elected to the Board of the Council of Institutional Investors (CII), a statement released Monday announced.
Permal makes senior BD and investment hire
03/04/2012
Permal Group, one of the biggest funds of hedge funds (FoHF) globally, has re-hired Richard Cordsen, who spent nine years at the $20bn firm heading up its US division.
Stonehenge launches third multi strategy hedge fund
02/04/2012
Stonehenge Asset Management, a multi-strategy alternative investment manager, has launched its third multi-strategy hedge fund, a statement released Monday confirms.
HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 2 April
02/04/2012
Today: Aima makes transparency call after EC sidelines Esma advice; Soros' son strikes out on his own; Elliott Advisers drops lawsuit against Vietnam’s Vinashin; GLG unveils ‘neutral’ financials fund; and more...
HSBC hires BNP Paribas sales manager
02/04/2012
HSBC Securities Services has hired BNP Paribas’ Geoff Pullen as head of sales and business development for UK alternatives sales, the administrator announced today.
Aima makes transparency call after EC sidelines Esma's AIFMD advice
02/04/2012
Aima, the industry trade body, has expressed its concern and called on the European Commission to show “more transparency” on AIFMD.
AIFMD developments leaves lobbyists "deflated"
30/03/2012
Europe’s regulatory hardliners look set to win out in the battle for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), with hedge fund industry lobbyists left “deflated” by the EU Commission’s decision earlier this week to reinsert many of the document’s stricter provisions, Brussels sources have said.
Comment: Chris Sullivan
The hedge fund industry has always had a bit of a schizophrenic relationship with the media, particularly here in the US
Mayfair allure remains strong for London funds
Mayfair’s position as the undisputed heartland of London’s hedge fund community was called into question last month
Editor's letter: 16 May 2012
The pressure cooker purred in January and February, squealed in March and April, and, this week, finally blew a gasket
07/06/2012
UK: Impact of the AIFMD - the real story
Join us and our panel of experts for HFMWeek's Subscribers' Club June's UK breakfast briefing, 'Impact…
31/05/2012
US: Family Offices
The next US HFMWeek Subscribers' Club breakfast, will take place on Thursday May 31. Join us and…
02/02/2011
European Hedge Fund Services Awards 2012
HFMWeek's European Hedge Fund Services Awards are designed to recognise companies that have outperformed...
