Regions

GLOBAL - Charles Schmitt and Associates (CSA) of Hong Kong has announced an alliance with Van Hedge Fund Advisors International to produce

GLOBAL - Aggregated flows for all hedge fund strategies have more than doubled since the final quarter of last year, a poll by LJH Investments shows.

GLOBAL - Industry veteran John Gaudioso has joined JPMorgan Investor Services to head up sales and relationship management for non-custodial lending in the western hemisphere.

EUROPE - Employee savings plans (ESPs) in France are set to see huge inflows of money, driven by new legislation, according to a survey by Celent Communications.

GLOBAL - The MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index - covering more than 1200 hedge funds - fell 0.47% in March.

EUROPE - European ministers have given the go-ahead to new rules which pave the way for crossborder occupational pension schemes.

UK/NORDICS - The London Stock Exchange has teamed up with NeoNet, the electronic agency brokerage, to offer NeoNet's electronic execution services to Nordic brokers and investors.

Us - Lord Abbett has strengthened its equity research capabilities by adding senior research analysts Thomas Maher and George Melas-Kyriazi.

GLOBAL - Short biased strategies posted the worst performance in April, caught by sudden rallies and stifled markets, according to the latest data from the Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group.

EUROPE - EuroMTS and Euronext have teamed up to launch what they claim to be the first independent and transparent pan-European government bond index.