Editorials

30 Sep 2008

Lehman asset management business acquired by Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman

Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman have concluded negotiations to acquire Neuberger Berman, the 69-year-old asset management…

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29 Sep 2008

Hedgeweek Comment: Big time to small time

Alas! The day has come when bosses once at the helm of the world's largest financial institutions are now taking up lower-profile posts in…

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26 Sep 2008

BVI regulator introduces Annual Returns for domiciled investment funds

The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission has announced the creation of a new Annual Return regime for BVI investment…

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26 Sep 2008

The Hedgeweek Interview: Andreas Tholstrup, Managing Partner, Farringdon Capital Management: "We focus on long-term value in companies, as opposed to short-term trading opportunities"

Farringdon Capital Management, founded in 2006 by Andreas Tholstrup and Bram Cornelisse, is an asset management firm specialising in…

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25 Sep 2008

KKR recruits Makram Azar from Lehman to establish Middle East and North Africa presence

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has appointed Makram Azar as managing director and head of Middle East and North Africa, responsible for…

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23 Sep 2008

The Hedgeweek Interview: Ross Hollyman, Investment Director, GAM: "We are cautiously optimistic but do expect the volatile conditions to persist"

Ross Hollyman, Investment Director responsible for UK and European equity mandates at GAM, discusses the strategy that underpins the new…

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23 Sep 2008

Financial institutions face further write-downs in second half, says S&P

The world's financial institutions will face more securities write-downs combined with rising loan losses in the second half, according to…

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23 Sep 2008

Hedgeweek Comment: Here comes the litigation wave

One of the few sectors that have not really been hit hard by the credit crunch is the legal profession - at least its litigation…

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22 Sep 2008

HSBC Private Equity makes further addition to UK investment team

HSBC Private Equity (UK), the group's UK mid-market private equity direct investment business, has announced the recruitment of Basil…

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19 Sep 2008

The Hedgeweek Interview: Todd Voigt, Cohen & Steers: "We are getting through the credit crisis, but we are not yet out of the woods"

Todd Voigt, manager of Cohen & Steers' Global Real Estate Long-Short strategy, which differentiates itself through bottom-up…

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18 Sep 2008

Hedgeweek Comment: Cash is king for hedge funds

As the financial market turbulence plumbs new depths, hedge funds are increasing the proportion of cash in their investment portfolios.As…

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17 Sep 2008

Butterfield Fulcrum Group completes merger to become USD100bn administrator

Butterfield Fund Services, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bermuda's Butterfield Bank, and Fulcrum Group, an independent fund…

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17 Sep 2008

Hedgeweek Comment: Watered-down proposals still need improvement

A European Parliament paper on regulation of the alternative investment industry, which had included controversial measures such as the…

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17 Sep 2008

Risk to financial institutions of investment bank failures overblown, say analysts

The Chapter 11 filing of Lehman Brothers on Monday may have been a seismic event in the global financial markets, according to a report…

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17 Sep 2008

Comment: IT and business users need to combine to achieve true data governance

Traditionally management of data has been ended up with organisations' IT departments because they have been responsible for…

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