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The new SEC regulation: Impact on non-US hedge funds

By February 2006, hedge fund managers, or advisors as they are termed in the SEC legislation, must register with the SEC, the US FSA....

Succesful start to extended US afternoon trading on Eurex

Since its introduction on 21 November, extended US afternoon trading on the international derivatives exchange Eurex has seen a successful start. December 2 (HedgeWeek):...

Pension Funds Lead the Way in Fund Manager Analysis

Large pension funds are leading the way when it comes to identifying and evaluating the underlying skill of individual fund managers December 2 (Global...

Fund managers embrace stocks in year end rally

Investors have lifted stock holdings to eight month highs and pared bond exposure in November. November 30 (Reuters): Investors have lifted stock holdings to...

Changes to MSCI US Equity Indices and MSCI Standard Index Series

MSCI Barra has announced changes to both the MSCI US Equity Indices and the MSCI Standard Series Index with effect from 30 November, 2005....

Sweden’s pension fund AP2 names new chief executive

November 29 (IPE.com): Andra AP-fonden (Second Swedish National Pension Fund) or AP2, , the 173 billion SEK (€18.2bn) Swedish national pension fund, has appointed...

FTSE in talks over ETF launch on US indexes

Stock index provider FTSE Group is in final stage talks about having ETFs launched on the indexes it runs with the Nasdaq Stock Market....

Swedish hedge funds increase banking stock investments

A number of the most prominent Swedish hedge funds continue to increase their investments in banking stock following the continued success of banking stocks on...

IFI WEEKLY ALTERNATIVES: Soros bets big on technology

George Soros, the legendary hedge fund manager, has invested more than $2 billion in large cap tech companies, according to a recent filing with...

Schroders breaks new ground with commodity fund

Schroders has launched a new fund that will trade futures, equities and currencies to meet growing demand for investments in the commodity sector. November...

European markets may shrug off ECB rate rise

Despite the European Central Bank’s move to lift interest rates this week for the first time in five years, investors show little sign of...

Hedgenordic NHX index down 1.71% in October; final result

The Hedgenordic index (NHX) is down 1.71% in October, taking a further tumble from the preliminary estimate of -1.43 published earlier this month and...