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Wells Reit II acquires Sterling Commerce Centre, Ohio

Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, an office Reit, has acquired the headquarters of AT&T subsidiary Sterling Commerce in suburban Columbus, Ohio. »

Phoenix appoints managing director, national acquisitions

Phoenix Realty Group, a real estate investment manager, has appointed Edward J. Ratinoff as managing director, national acquisitions. »

Herald acquires retail warehouse park in Germany for EUR30m

Henderson Global Investors’ EUR900m pan-European retail property fund Herald has acquired the Real Hypermarket & Gallery, a retail warehouse park in Giessen, Germany, for approximately EUR30m from the Metro Group, reflecting a yield of around eight per cent. »

CBRE Investors launches defined contribution fund

CB Richard Ellis Investors, the real estate investment management firm, has launched a UK direct property fund for defined contribution pension investors. »

Fund return spread is record-matching 24pp, delegates told

The velocity of fund performance coming into and ending 2009 delivered a record-matching 24 percentage points spread in fund returns, delegates at the IPD UK 2009 Benchmark Launch were told yesterday morning.  »

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Comment & Opinion

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

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

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

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. »

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Thu, 11/03/2010 - 11:12

Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, an office Reit, has acquired the headquarters of AT&T subsidiary Sterling Commerce in suburban Columbus, Ohio.

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.

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.

Thu, 11/03/2010 - 06:06

CB Richard Ellis Investors, the real estate investment management firm, has launched a UK direct property fund for defined contribution pension investors.

Wed, 10/03/2010 - 12:01

Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed five partners.

HFRX Indices
StrategyDTDMTDIndex Value
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index-0.01890.61491167.19
HFRX Equal Weighted Strategies Index-0.00820.58651125.31
HFRX Absolute Return Index-0.1339-0.4815983.03
HFRX Market Directional Index-0.02740.94301165.00
HFRX Convertible Arbitrage Index0.03580.9087625.78
HFRX Distressed Securities Index0.16491.3888980.46
HFRX Equity Hedge Index-0.06020.89621136.13
HFRX Equity Market Neutral Index-0.2586-0.3409991.89
HFRX Event Driven Index-0.08500.94591367.93
HFRX Macro Index-0.05490.37071246.36
HFRX Merger Arbitrage Index0.11200.50451465.35
HFRX Relative Value Arbitrage Index0.07410.01911107.37
Performance last updated : 09/03/2010