Kanawha To Use InSystems Software
By Staff WriterKMG America Corp., Minneapolis, is adopting a form-filing system developed by a unit of Standard Register Company.[@@]Kanawha Insurance Company, a unit of KMG, Minnetonka, ...
December 19, 2005
Hedge Funds Combat NegativityHedge funds still are trucking down the path of profitability despite some noteworthy obstacles thrown in the way by investors and regulators this year.
December 19, 2005
California OKs UnitedHealth%2DPacifiCare DealGolden State regulators have persuaded a suitor for a commercial managed care company to make the kinds of commitments that buyers of nonprofit health ...
December 19, 2005
Shifts Seen in Asia's Fixed-Income BusinessGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--The volume of Asian fixed-income trading fell from 2004 to 2005, and the nature of the market shifted away from government bonds toward higher-risk, higher-yield instruments. So says Greenwich Associates' 2005 Asian Fixed-Income Research Study, released Tuesday. Specifically, a slowdown in institutional trading of government bonds and G-7...
December 19, 2005
Ratio Tracks Risk vs. RewardPHILADELPHIA (HedgeWorld.com)--NewMarket Capital Partners LLC, a fund of funds manager founded in 2003, has released a report on a new tool for the analysis of performance called the omega ratio. The report, by Senior Investment Manager Andre Boreas, describes the omega ratio as an answer to a challenge created by...
December 19, 2005
Big Plans For Europe's InsolvenciesBOSTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP, an international law firm that does a lot of work for alternative investment interests, announced Tuesday the appointment of new partner Peter J.M. Declercq to the bankruptcy and finance department in its London office. Until Dec. 12, Mr. Declercq was a partner at Akin...
December 19, 2005
Huffman Rises At Union CentralThe board of the Union Central Life Insurance Company has named Gary Huffman to be president and chief operating officer of the company.[@@]Huffman previously ...
December 19, 2005
Magnum Offers Debt FundNASSAU, Bahamas (HedgeWorld.com)-- Magnum Fund Management's latest fund touts low volatility and aspires to offer double-digit returns with low correlation to any asset class. The US$250 million firm is partnering with Jericho State Fund Consulting LLC to offer the MG Collateralized Debt Fund, which invests in mezzanine debt secured by...