Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Focus Investment Group Launching New Notes
By Staff WriterHAMILTON, Bermuda (HedgeWorld.com)--Focus Investment Group is planning a new issuance of principal protected notes that will be guaranteed by Barclays Capital. Barclays Bank PLC will guarantee...
September 15, 2003
Magnum Assists in Two Fund LaunchesMIAMI (HedgeWorld.com)--Magnum Global Investments invested in and is sponsoring two new hedge funds, adding to its US$300 million hedge fund lineup. Magnum, which invested in the...
September 15, 2003
RMF Seeds Japanese FundPF?FFIKON, Switzerland (HedgeWorld.com)--RMF Investment Management seeded its seventh emerging hedge fund through its seeding vehicle, Hedge Fund Ventures. The newly seeded fund is a Japanese event-driven...
September 08, 2003
Franklin Templeton Adds Hedge Funds to Canadian AdTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--Franklin Templeton Investments added hedge funds to a family of 11 investment pools targeting high-net-worth investors through investment advisers. The idea is to add diversification...
September 04, 2003
BISYS Hires Two ExecutivesNU Online News Service, Sept. 4, 2003, 3:13 p.m. EDT -- The BISYS Group Inc., New York, has hired Michele Samuels to sell BISYS ...
September 03, 2003
Bank of Butterfield Adds Presence in BahamasHAMILTON, Bermuda (HedgeWorld.com)--The Bank of N. T. Butterfield & Son Ltd. expanded into the Bahamas with the purchase of Thorand Bank & Trust Ltd., of...
September 03, 2003
Coutts Eyes Asia Optimistically with New FundLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Coutts Group unveiled an Asian-focused hedge fund of funds, with the anticipation that investment conditions are favorable in the region. Managers of the fund...
September 03, 2003
TD Waterhouse Liquidates Two FundsAug. 29, 2003 -- TD Waterhouse Trust agreed to liquidate the TD Waterhouse Technology Fund (TDTCX) and the TD Waterhouse Tax Managed Growth Fund (TDTAX),...