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Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Citi gives up on Pandit's Old Lane

Fri, 13/06/2008 - 05:55
Citigroup is adding Old Lane Partners to its string of hedge fund debacles. »

Aima calls for changes to FSA's proposed retail access plan for funds of hedge funds

Thu, 12/06/2008 - 15:07
The Alternative Investment Management Association, the international hedge fund industry association, has called on the Financial Services Authority and the UK Treasury to make changes to »

Franklin Templeton Investments appoints William Yun to head alternative strategies

Thu, 12/06/2008 - 06:00
Franklin Templeton Investments has announced the appointment of William Yun as executive vice-president for alternatives strategies, a new role dedicated to overseeing Franklin Templeton's »

Gulf Finance House launches second Shari'ah-compliant UK property fund

Wed, 11/06/2008 - 20:08
Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House has unveiled Gulf Atlantic Real Estate II, a Shari'ah-compliant UK commercial property fund that aims to build upon the success of the asset manager's firs »

Los Angeles firm launched USD30m fund to exploit real estate foreclosures

Wed, 11/06/2008 - 06:00
Los Angeles-based International Acquisitions is seeking to take advantage of a growing foreclosure market with a USD30m real estate investment fund. »

TriAlpha launches global fund of property hedge funds

Tue, 10/06/2008 - 06:00
TriAlpha, the asset management arm of the Stonehage Group, an international wealth management group, has launched the TriAlpha Global Property Strategy Fund, a fund of property hedge funds »

North River Investment Management raises USD100m for first commercial real estate fund

Tue, 10/06/2008 - 05:59
New York-based North River Investment Management, a manager of private equity funds that seek to invest in financial assets in the commercial real estate sector, has launched its first com »

East Capital launches new property fund targeting Russia

Mon, 09/06/2008 - 06:00
East Capital Private Equity has launched a new fund to invest in shopping centres and retail real estate in regional cities in Russia, as well as in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. »

Investors turn spotlight on Asian real estate, says Inrev/Area survey

Mon, 09/06/2008 - 06:00
Real estate investors are increasingly planning to raise their exposure to Asian real estate markets in general, and non-listed real estate funds in particular, over the next two years, ac »

National Bank of Kuwait launches Islamic Global Real Estate Securities Fund

Sun, 08/06/2008 - 14:40
National Bank of Kuwait has launched the Islamic Global Real Estate Securities Fund, which it says is the first real estate securities fund of its kind targeting sophisticated investors in »

Blight steps down as chief executive of ING real estate investment management business

Fri, 06/06/2008 - 06:00
ING Real Estate has announced that David Blight has resigned for family reasons from the management board and as chief executive of its real estate investment management business to return »

Carlyle Group raises EUR2.2bn for Europe's largest private equity real estate fund

Wed, 04/06/2008 - 06:00
International private equity firm the Carlyle Group has closed its third European real estate fund, Carlyle Europe Real Estate Partners III, with EUR2.2bn, compared with an initial target »

Fortis builds on heritage to meet new client challenges

Tue, 03/06/2008 - 18:08
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions, the largest hedge fund administrator on the Isle of Man and one of the biggest worldwide, is building on an established heritage - down to the historic listed building »

Standard & Poor's launches Asia Property 40 Index

Tue, 03/06/2008 - 06:00
Standard & Poor's has announced the launch of the S&P Asia Property 40 index, which will provide liquid exposure to leading publicly-listed companies in the Asian property and real »

Island set to benefit from funds expansion

Mon, 02/06/2008 - 16:18
PricewaterhouseCoopers has had an office in the Isle of Man since the firm's days as Coopers & Lybrand, and as a key provider of advisory and audit services to the financial sector has monitore »

Cordea Savills expands Stockholm team

Mon, 02/06/2008 - 06:00
Cordea Savills has expanded its Nordic platform with three appointments to its Stockholm office with Patric Gustafsson joining as director of finance for the Nordic region, Christoph Vejde »

Former Eaton Vance chief James B. Hawkes joins Central Park board

Sun, 01/06/2008 - 21:02
Alternative investment advisory firm Central Park Group, which provides private clients and smaller institutional investors with access to hedge funds, private equity, real estate and fund »

Smith review gives hedge funds sector fresh impetus

Sun, 01/06/2008 - 10:52
The Isle of Man may trail some of its competitors as a domicile and servicing centre for hedge funds and other alternative vehicles, but the island's financial sector practitioners and regulators a »

Pirelli RE board approves launch of first European opportunistic contribution fund

Fri, 30/05/2008 - 07:42
The board of directors of Pirelli Real Estate has authorised firm's plan to launch European opportunistic contribution funds and the establishment of a first such fund dedicated to the off »

Russia-focused fund becomes first listing on London's Specialist Fund Market

Fri, 30/05/2008 - 07:37
A hedge fund focusing on Russia and the former Soviet Union, Da Vinci CIS Private Sector Growth Fund, has become the first listing on the Specialist Fund Market, the London Stock Exchange's new market »