Almost 1500 market participants have agreed to abide by new market practices for trading credit derivatives. According to ISDA this sets a new record...
November 25 (Reuters): Morgan Stanley recently offered to buy $5 billion hedge fund FrontPoint Partners, but a deal never materialized because the two parties...
Standard & Poor’s has gone together with Soliton Inc. to manage the acquisition and integration of S&P securities and reference data for financial clients....
In its growth plans for the future, Morgan Stanley envisions greater focus on alternative asset classes and non-US markets. November 24 (Global Money Management/Institutional...
Man Group, the buyer of Refco’s main futures assets has agreed to sell Refco’s European assets to Marathon Asset Management. November 24 (Bloomberg): Man...
Norwegian mail company Posten Norge has made a 236 million SEK bid on Swedish counterpart Optimail. Optimail’s biggest shareholder, the Brummer hedge fund Zenit, is...
According to the European fund industry association, legislation is needed if the EU is serious about creating a single market in asset management for...
According to CACEIS, the lack of harmonisation regarding distribution of hedge funds increases risks and errors. November 23 (HedgeWeek): According to Crédit Agricole Caisse...
US investment advisor MAXAM Capital Management together with research firm Eurekahedge is to launch three investable hedge fund indices. November 22 (HedgeWeek): American investment...
