04/14/2014

UK fund manager fiddles his fares

Just to cheer you up on a listless Monday morning and/or give you something to rant at other than these markets here's a story currently getting good coverage over here.

04/11/2014

Ex-Glencore pair open up hedge fund

A brace of former Glencore and Goldman Sachs commodities traders have launched an oil and agriculture-focused hedge fund, as the market improves for the sector.

04/11/2014

UK investors join forces to fight for boardroom change

British company bosses could face a rougher ride at investor meetings in future after two trade bodies representing trillions of pounds joined forces to fight for change in the boardrooms of the largest firms.

04/08/2014

Natixis set to expand UK fund range

Natixis Global Asset Management is poised to launch a global concentrated equity fund in a bid to further develop its UK-domiciled range.

04/07/2014

Connaught’s Mawdsley found dead

The former company director of an alternatives asset manager which collapsed into administration in 2012 was found dead last month in a car park in Boxhill, Surrey.

04/07/2014

Hedge funds do not pose a systemic risk

Anyone who read the Financial Conduct Authority Hedge Fund Survey last month could be forgiven for thinking that the UK’s hedge fund firms had suddenly loaded up on risk.