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Another Massachusetts Pension Fund Wants In To Hedge Funds
By Staff WriterLEXINGTON, 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 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...
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...
May 04, 2004
Magnum Launches New Fund of Funds, Ibbotson to ConsultNASSAU (HedgeWorld.com)--Magnum Fund Management Ltd. has launched Magnum Optimized Portfolio Fund, a fund of funds that will screen more than 5,000 hedge funds globally to...