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BTIG expands fixed income platform

BTIG, a broker dealer specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, has hired seven senior professionals in its fixed income group focusing on the areas of high yield/distressed, emerging markets and capital markets. »

PILinvests and Quantum LifeCare to launch care home sector fund

Alternative investment fund specialist PILinvests is teaming up with Quantum LifeCare to launch The Park Gate Care Home fund. »

Matrix Asia Fund expands team

Matrix Asia Fund has added Sam West to its team, joining Rupert Foster and David Peerless. »

Ziegler names Tom Paprocki chief executive

Ziegler has appointed Tom Paprocki as chief executive officer following the retirement of John Mulherin. »

Liontrust appoints head of retail

John Ions has joined Liontrust Asset Management as head of retail, a newly-created role. »

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Comment: UK property recovery confirmed

James Thornton, Fund Director at Mayfair Capital Investment Management comments on the results of the IPD’s latest survey of the UK property market. The IPD this week released the results of its Annual Index for 2009. At a positive return of +3.4% this confirmed the recovery indicated by the smaller sample measured by the IPD Monthly Index. »

Comment: UK exits recession – slowly

Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders, cautions against expectations of a swift UK recovery. »

Comment: Asia to lead global growth in 2010

Hugh Young, managing director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia believes that Asia will lead global growth in 2010, pulling other emerging markets along with it. »

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Mon, 08/02/2010 - 16:49

BTIG, a broker dealer specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, has hired seven senior professionals in its fixed income group focusing on the areas of high yield/distressed, emerging markets and capital markets.

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 16:03

Matrix Asia Fund has added Sam West to its team, joining Rupert Foster and David Peerless.

Fri, 05/02/2010 - 06:00

James Thornton, Fund Director at Mayfair Capital Investment Management comments on the results of the IPD’s latest survey of the UK property market.
The IPD this week released the results of its Annual Index for 2009. At a positive return of +3.4% this confirmed the recovery indicated by the smaller sample measured by the IPD Monthly Index.

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 16:45

Alternative investment fund specialist PILinvests is teaming up with Quantum LifeCare to launch The Park Gate Care Home fund.

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 16:45

Alternative investment fund specialist PILinvests is teaming up with Quantum LifeCare to launch The Park Gate Care Home fund.

HFRX Indices
StrategyDTDMTDIndex Value
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index-0.1709-0.21461154.53
HFRX Equal Weighted Strategies Index-0.1036-0.08021112.97
HFRX Absolute Return Index-0.15700.1006986.56
HFRX Market Directional Index-0.3033-0.29741151.16
HFRX Convertible Arbitrage Index-0.10430.0054623.30
HFRX Distressed Securities Index-0.0628-0.1133959.40
HFRX Equity Hedge Index-0.0082-0.39871121.06
HFRX Equity Market Neutral Index0.10050.5231985.22
HFRX Event Driven Index-0.1443-0.23021353.61
HFRX Macro Index-0.4248-0.28801220.92
HFRX Merger Arbitrage Index0.0847-0.12641446.02
HFRX Relative Value Arbitrage Index-0.2697-0.01721109.40
Performance last updated : 05/02/2010