Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
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 10, 2004
Vega Taps BofA Energy Trading Chief for New FundNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Julian Barrowcliffe joined the New York office of Vega Asset Management, a US$11 billion global macro and bond arbitrage shop, as a managing...
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...