Hedge Funds
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MSCI Hedge Fund Index Assets Top US$2 Billion
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Assets linked to the MSCI Hedge Invest Index have more than doubled in the past two months and now exceed US$2.1 billion, according...
May 10, 2004
Another Massachusetts Pension Fund Wants In To Hedge FundsLEXINGTON, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Add the Town of Lexington Retirement System to the list of small- and mid-sized pension funds in Massachusetts that want access to hedge...
May 10, 2004
DrKW Hires Six for Hedge Fund SalesLONDON (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 10, 2004
Some FX Funds Do Well in March Despite Tough MarketNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Parker FX Index fell by 1.7% in March, but there was a wide dispersion among the 54 funds that make up the...
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 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...