Hedge funds: News
AIMA welcomes Italian hedge fund proposals 20/08/2008
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has welcomed the proposals set out in last month's industry report on the state of the Italian mutual fund industry.
GLG in merger deal with Freedom 28/06/2007
GLG Partners, the UK-based hedge fund giant with gross assets under management of over $20 billion, said it was planning to access the public markets through a reverse acquisition transaction with Freedom Acquisition Holdings.
Hedge fund broker's clients outshot US stock-market indices last year 30/01/2007
Emerging managers are hungry for success, and it shows in their performance numbers, according to one US securities firm.
Barclay acquisition creates market-leading hedge fund database 19/09/2006
The Barclay Group, a major provider of hedge fund performance data, has announced its acquisition of the Alternative Asset Center's hedge fund database, consolidating what are effectively two of the industry's largest hedge fund data collectors.
Asia-Pacific asset growth slows to 12% in the 1st half of 2006 01/09/2006
The Asia-Pacific hedge fund market posted solid overall growth in assets of around 12% during the first half of 2006, according to the latest mid-year industry assets by AsiaHedge (asiahedge.com).
