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iShares launches three new small-cap ETFs in London

Mon, 12 May 2008, 16:45



iShares, the exchange-traded fund provider arm of Barclays Global Investors, has launched three new small cap iShares ETFs, adding coverage of small-cap stocks in the US, Japan and Asia excluding Japan to its existing products covering the European market.
Epra calls on European property firms to move to standard reporting

Mon, 12 May 2008, 16:30



Europe's property companies need to move toward standard reporting practices to enable investors to compare firms transparently across the industry, according to Epra, the Amsterdam-based European Public Real Estate Association, as it launches its Best Practices Policy Recommendations

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UK firm offers commodity, power hedge funds

Mon, 12 May 2008, 19:39


FinAlternatives

UK-based Ebullio Capital Management has launched a commodity hedge fund, and plans to launch a power and emissions vehicle sometime in the third quarter. The Ebullio Commodity Fund, an event-driven offering, debuted in January with USD4 million in partner capital. The fund opened to outside investors on May 1. It returned 27% in the first quarter, according to Monica Kotzee, marketing director.

Credit Suisse launches risk appetite investable indices

Mon, 12 May 2008, 17:47


FinChannel

Credit Suisse iannounced on May 12 the launch of its new family of investment products, based on the CS Global Risk Appetite Index, a widely followed measure of investor sentiment. The first Risk Appetite Investable Index (RAII) offers investors exposure to European equities and government bonds.

Banks and mainstream lenders not only source of property funds

Mon, 12 May 2008, 14:18


Property Wire

UK property investors may be worried about the availability of funds as the banks and mainstream lenders continue their squeeze, but there are plenty of other sources of finance, according to an independent finance broker. There is a vast amount of cash out there if you know where to look from sources such as hedge funds, trusts and even wealthy individuals. The idea of funding 100% of property costs has not disappeared, says London based Galapark Ltd.

SVM Asset Management doubles profits

Mon, 12 May 2008, 08:51


Reuters

Edinburgh-based hedge and traditional fund boutique SVM Asset Management more than doubled profits in 2007, despite a tough stock market environment, thanks to new business wins. The firm, headed by high-profile investor Colin McLean, saw pretax profit rise to GBP2.6 million in 2007, from GBP1.2 million in 2006, according to a regulatory filing obtained by Reuters.


Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Arx Investment's Dwight Sipprelle calls it a day

Fri, 09 May 2008, 05:55



Star manager Dwight Sipprelle is winding down his USD1.2bn global credit fund and retiring from active money management. The founder of New York-based Arx Investment Management, who previously spent 16 years at Morgan Stanley, plans to shut down the Arx Global High Yield Master Securities Fund, which has gained 150 per cent since its launch in February 2002, by June 30. His brother and fellow Morgan Stanley alumnus, Scott Sipprelle, shut down his own firm Copper Arch late last year.

Stellar Asset Management launches Baltic states property fund

Thu, 08 May 2008, 22:10



Stellar Asset Management is launching the Stellar Baltic States Fund, its first investment fund for UK investors, which aims to capitalise on the developing property market in the Baltic states, working in partnership with regional property specialist Bristol & Stone and Capital City Developments.
RAB Capital sees assets fall through performance and redemptions

Thu, 08 May 2008, 06:00



London-based hedge fund manager RAB Capital has reported at its annual general meeting that assets under management have declined to USD6.34bn at the beginning of May, as a result of the impact of difficult trading conditions on performance as well as investor redemptions.
Standard Life Investments opens Global Absolute Return fund to retail investors

Wed, 07 May 2008, 18:20



Standard Life Investments has launched its Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund to retail investors, offering access through a unit trust to the same advanced investment techniques already available to institutional investors.
How KKR blazed a trail for listed private equity

Mon, 05 May 2008, 07:35



Arguably the biggest single boost to Guernsey's private equity industry was the launch in June 2006 of KKR Private Equity Investors, which raised USD5bn from investors and obtained a listing on Euronext Amsterdam. The deal has prompted other private equity houses - and hedge fund managers - to seek listings, although nearly two years on, the verdict on the fund's success is more nuanced.
Youthful exuberance

Mon, 05 May 2008, 07:30



Gibraltar's fund services industry is a relatively young but robust industry. Although Gibraltar fund legislation dates back years, it was the introduction of "Experienced Investor Fund" legislation in August 2005, designed for experienced, high net worth, sophisticated investors that truly made Gibraltar a serious, attractive and competitive jurisdiction. Since then, the market has gathered momentum and Gibraltar has experienced a substantial increase in the volume of fund business.
SNL Financial becomes latest member of Reits group

Fri, 02 May 2008, 06:00



Financial research and information provider SNL Financial has become the latest organisation to join Reita, the educational and awareness campaign for real estate investment trusts and property investment in the UK.
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Drake shuts Global Opportunities Fund after 25 per cent decline

Fri, 02 May 2008, 05:55



New York's Drake Management has finally decided to close down its USD2.5bn Global Opportunities Fund, which lost 25 per cent in 2007, having already suspended investor redemptions in December. It will wrap up the unwinding by the first quarter of 2009 but investors can expect to get the bulk of their money back by the end of this year.
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