Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
DrKW Hires Six for Hedge Fund Sales
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein hired a number of executives as directors in the hedge fund sales department, according to a statement from the firm. Hired in...
May 05, 2004
Absolute Capital Names New Distribution HeadSYDNEY, Australia (HedgeWorld.com)--Absolute Capital Group Ltd. hired Brian Long as head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Long, previously head of sales and marketing...
May 05, 2004
New Director of Sales for Bank of BermudaSAN FRANCISCO (HedgeWorld.com)--Jackie Tomecek joined Bank of Bermuda's Global Fund Services division as director of sales for the group's new San Francisco office. Ms. Tomecek will...
May 05, 2004
Forsyth Expands Alternative Strategies Series OfferingsCROYDON, England (HedgeWorld.com)--Forsyth Partners Ltd. launched two new versions of its Alternative Strategies Series I fund of funds, one providing 10-year capital protection and the...
May 04, 2004
Magnum Launches New Fund of Funds, Ibbotson to ConsultCSFB Hires FX Exec ChapinNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Credit Suisse First Boston hired Tim Chapin as a director and senior coverage officer in foreign exchange hedge fund sales. Mr. Chapin previously was...
May 04, 2004
Griffith Heads Reorganized Hedge Fund Unit at BASNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Banc of America Securities LLC merged its capital introduction unit with its structured investments group. The merged entity is known as the Global...
May 04, 2004
Prifund Gets FBC Go-Ahead in SwitzerlandGENEVA (HedgeWorld.com)--Switzerland's Federal Banking Authority has given Banque Priv?e Edmond de Rothschild SA permission to market its all-encompassing LCF Edmond de Rothschild Prifund to Swiss...
May 04, 2004
UBS Beefs Up Securities Lending OperationSTAMFORD, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--UBS AG hired former Soci?t? G?n?rale Group veteran Chris Hagstrom to manage sales of equity swaps to hedge funds in the United States...