Based upon votes made by various hedge fund managers, ALPS Price Meadows announces that its company has been awarded and named as the #2 Fund Administrator by the Institutional Investor’s 2008 Alpha Awards.
The full text of the ALPS Price Meadows press release is reprinted below, and can also be found here.
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ALPS Price MeadowsSM Among Top [...]
ALPS Price Meadows announces that their company has been expanded to the east coast with a fully operational office in Boston providing administration services. Finally, an opportunity for east coast clients to have their funds be serviced by local representatives is given.
The full text of the ALPS Price Meadows press release is reprinted below, and [...]
ALPS Price Meadows announces that its company has been named and voted by clients as the #1 Fund Administrator servicing funds by the Global Custodian’s 2009 Hedge Fund Administration Survey.
The full text of the ALPS Price Meadows press release is reprinted below, and can also be found here.
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ALPS Price MeadowsSM Receives #1 Ranking in 2009 [...]
BTIG announces that its Prime Brokerage group is expanding to offer fixed income services in conjunction with BTIG’s Global Fixed Income Group that was launched in February this year. Please see the press release below for more detail.
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BTIG Launches Fixed Income Prime Brokerage
NEW YORK-(PRNewswire)-BTIG LLC, a broker dealer specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage [...]
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Hedge Fund Management” report to their offering
First Research is the leading industry intelligence company that helps sales teams perform faster and smarter, open doors, and close more deals. First Research performs the “heavy lifting” by synthesizing hundreds of sources into an easy to digest format that [...]
Blackstone Group Recruits Philip Levinson to Help Raise Capital
The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) announced on June 29th, 2009 that Philip Levinson will join the firm, effective July 6, as a Managing Director. Mr Levinson will be responsible for raising capital for Blackstone’s suite of funds, maintaining client relationships and participating in the development of new [...]
The Blackstone Group Announces Final Closing of Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III
The Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) announced on June 29th, 2009 the final closing of its latest real estate fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III (“BREP Europe III”). The closing brings to the fund total equity capital commitments of over €3.1 billion. The initial [...]
The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. Announces Commencement Date of Semi-Annual Repurchase Offer
The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GRR; the “Fund”) announced today that the Fund’s semi-annual repurchase offer will commence today and terminate on July 17, 2009. In April 2002, stockholders of the Fund voted to adopt an interval fund structure, pursuant to which the [...]
FINRA will require a new exam called the series 79 exam for all investment banking professionals. We will keep you up to date on this new development as more information becomes available. Please see the press release below for more detail.
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New FINRA Examination Will Focus on the Distinctive Securities Activities of M&A Brokers and Investment [...]
Hedge Fund Investors Encouraged to Push for Liquidations of Some Funds
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article discussing the growing tendency for some hedge funds to limit withrdrawal of money by investors. This practice risks permitting some managers to place improper values on the investments and continue to charge high management fees. Fund managers defend their practice of preventing investors from early [...]