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CitiFirst extends closing date of autocall fund

Thu, 11/03/2010 - 06:08

CitiFirst, the retail structured products division of Citi, is extending the closing date of its UK Autocall Fund to the end of the current tax year. »

Rockfleet opens New York City office

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 16:04

Rockfleet Financial Services has opened its Manhattan office. »

Martin Currie China Fund opens to investors

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 15:34

Martin Currie, the active equity manager, has opened its China Fund to investors. »

Summit names Joseph Spada 2009 leading financial adviser

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 14:05

US-based financial planning and wealth management firm Summit Financial Resources has named Joseph W. Spada as the firm’s 2009 leading financial adviser. »

Amundi lists 15 ETFs on Borsa Italiana

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 11:48

Amundi ETF has listed 15 equity exchange-traded funds on Borsa Italiana. »

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Comment & Opinion

Comment: Final stage of talks to water down EU hedge fund rules

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 06:00

Ronald Paterson (pictured), partner at international law firm Eversheds, comments on the latest stage of the countdown to the Alternative Investment Fund Management (AIFM) directive. »

Comment: Domicile ruling calls for advisors to reassess their client’s affairs

Mon, 08/03/2010 - 06:00

Rex Cowley (pictured), Head of Marketing, at the International division of Close, comments on the renewed interest in Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) from British expats and their advisors, following the recent collapse of the Robert Gaines -Cooper case: »

Comment: Private equity on the rebound

Mon, 01/03/2010 - 06:00

Philip Millward (pictured) and Julian Ashworth, a partner and associate respectively with Walkers’ private equity group in the Cayman Islands, argue that the environment is starting to look brighter for private equity, with fundraising becoming easier, dealmaking poised to rebound and exits becoming easier. But government tax and regulatory intervention remains a cloud on the horizon. »

Other publications

CitiFirst extends closing date of autocall fund

Thu, 11/03/2010 - 06:08

CitiFirst, the retail structured products division of Citi, is extending the closing date of its UK Autocall Fund to the end of the current tax year.

Amundi lists 15 ETFs on Borsa Italiana

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 11:48

Amundi ETF has listed 15 equity exchange-traded funds on Borsa Italiana.

Rockfleet opens New York City office

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 16:04

Rockfleet Financial Services has opened its Manhattan office.

Comment: Final stage of talks to water down EU hedge fund rules

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 06:00

Ronald Paterson (pictured), partner at international law firm Eversheds, comments on the latest stage of the countdown to the Alternative Investment Fund Management (AIFM) directive.

Comment: Final stage of talks to water down EU hedge fund rules

Tue, 09/03/2010 - 06:00

Ronald Paterson (pictured), partner at international law firm Eversheds, comments on the latest stage of the countdown to the Alternative Investment Fund Management (AIFM) directive.

Strategy	DTD	MTD	Index Value
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index	-0.0189	0.6149	1167.19
HFRX Equal Weighted Strategies Index	-0.0082	0.5865	1125.31
HFRX Absolute Return Index	-0.1339	-0.4815	983.03
HFRX Market Directional Index	-0.0274	0.9430	1165.00
HFRX Convertible Arbitrage Index	0.0358	0.9087	625.78
HFRX Distressed Securities Index	0.1649	1.3888	980.46
HFRX Equity Hedge Index	-0.0602	0.8962	1136.13
HFRX Equity Market Neutral Index	-0.2586	-0.3409	991.89
HFRX Event Driven Index	-0.0850	0.9459	1367.93
HFRX Macro Index	-0.0549	0.3707	1246.36
HFRX Merger Arbitrage Index	0.1120	0.5045	1465.35
HFRX Relative Value Arbitrage Index	0.0741	0.0191	1107.37
Performance last updated : 09/03/2010

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