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Schroder says corporate bonds to bomb in 2006

According to Schroder Investment Management, corporate and high yield bonds are set to be the worst performing debt investments in 2006. November 28 (Reuters): Corporate...

EFAMA urges simpler hedge fund laws

According to EFAMA, the current regulatory panorama in EU Member States regarding hedge funds and funds of hedge funds is very fragmented. A new...

IFI WEEKLY ALTERNATIVES: HSBC launches new private equity platform

HSBC’s Alternative Fund Services has launched a customised private equity administration platform tailored to the specific needs of HSBC’s private equity customers. The...

IFI WEEKLY COVER STORY: Hedge funds make markets more efficient, says F&C

Speaking at a press briefing Francois Barthelemy, manager of the F&C Fund of Hedge Funds, challenged some of the myths surrounding the hedge fund...

European Hedge fund returns bounce in November

According to preliminary EuroHedge numbers, European hedge funds are up again after a disastrous October. November 28 (Reuters): According to preliminary EuroHedge figures, European...

Hedge funds help investment banks soar

The world’s biggest investment banks have seen a significant revenue increase from servicing hedge funds. November 28 (Financial Times/Yahoo): The world’s largest investment banks...

EU Banks’ hedge fund exposure low but growing

EU banks’ exposure to hedge funds is low but likely to grow fast. November 28 (Reuters): According to the European Central Bank, European Union...

1500 market participants agree to new practices for credit derivatives trading

Almost 1500 market participants have agreed to abide by new market practices for trading credit derivatives. According to ISDA this sets a new record...

Morgan Stanley Offered to Buy Five Billion Dollar Hedge Fund

November 25 (Reuters): Morgan Stanley recently offered to buy $5 billion hedge fund FrontPoint Partners, but a deal never materialized because the two parties...

Mergers and acquisitions boom to continue in 2006 says F&C

According to fund manager F&C Asset Management, this year’s high merger and acquisition activity is going to continue at the same pace in 2006....

IFI WEEKLY: Liberty Group to sell hedge fund business

Ermitage, one of the oldest hedge fund businesses, has been put up for sale by its parent, South African life assurer Liberty Group, according...

S&P and Soliton to offer automated integration of reference data

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....