01 May 2013
Outsourcing FATCA reporting function overcomes scalability issue for managers.
Outsourcing FATCA reporting function overcomes scalability issue for managers. “The reason firms should start early with FATCA is that…
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30 Apr 2013
Conning and Ramius Alternative Solutions form strategic alliance
Conning, a provider of asset management services for the insurance industry, and Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC (RASL), which develops…
29 Apr 2013
Fracking: Can UK learn lessons from the US?
Can Britain, like the US, successfully use the fracking technique to build energy reserves and cut costs? If so, what can be learned from…
BNP Paribas Securities Services launches Dealing Services in the UK
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched its global Dealing Services solution in the UK – a new concept providing institutional…
Luxembourg offers east Europeans and Russians additional structuring options
Prospects are clouded for Cyprus as a domicile for investment and transaction structures set up by entrepreneurs and investors from Russia…
26 Apr 2013
When ‘bad’ is ‘good’
Joel Copp-Barton, European Equities Product Director at Invesco Perpetual, shares his views on Europe’s recovery…Recent Purchasing Managers…
Long/short hedge funds outperform other strategies in Q1 2013, says Preqin
Long/short hedge funds are the top performing strategy in the first quarter of 2013, with cumulative net returns of 4.43 per cent,…
EEX to launch trading in guarantees of origin on 6 June
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch trading in Guarantees of Origin for Green Power on 6 June 2013. Guarantees of Origin are…
Sturgeon Ventures launches theme-based absolute return fund
Sturgeon Ventures, the regulatory incubator, has launched the Clerkenwell Matterhorn Fund, an absolute return, open-ended long/short fund…
25 Apr 2013
Rothstein Kass global network admits member firm in Ireland
The Rothstein Kass global network has established Rothstein Kass Ireland and completed its admission as a member firm. The member firms of…
MarketAxess reports Q1 2013 record revenues of USD55.6m
MarketAxess, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed income securities and the provider of market data and post-trade…
2013 will be a year of opportunities for hedge funds, says Lyxor research
Risk assets are set to generate positive returns for the remainder of 2013, driven by a slowly expanding global economy and ultra…
24 Apr 2013
The next steps for the euro – what is needed to ensure its survival?
Keith Wade, Chief Economist at Schroders, looks beyond the near term cyclical challenges and considers what the Eurozone needs to do to…
Gottex reports solid Q1 product performance
Gottex Fund Management’s entire product line posted positive performance for March year to date, according to the firm’s trading statement…
23 Apr 2013
Hedge fund managers mixed on 2013 outlook, says Rothstein Kass survey
Despite hedge fund assets being at an all-time high and predictions of strong performance from most managers, many believe 2013 will be…
