Europe

ON BONDS

I am not sure what I expected the hedge fund investor would say to my question: "What is the most unusual thing in your industry?"

NEW EURO DEBT CRISES

Distinction Asset Management's Ana Armstrong has bought one-year Greek bonds yielding 14.7%, after Moody's downgraded the country's debt last month.

Matrix Asset Management is unveiling a New Europe UCITS fund in the second quarter for hedge fund manager David Thornton.

The end of the sovereign debt crisis in peripheral Europe may be in sight despite continued negative newsflow from the region, several managers claim.

The LVAM manager says stocks are cheap historically and running healthy yields

ON EUROPE

SVG Investment Managers has made its UK Focus and European Focus funds available to UK retail investors for the first time with a move to a FSA regulated format.

Syz & Co, a Swiss banking group, is bringing 10 funds to the UK retail market including its flagship European offering run by former AXA manager Eric Bendahan.