01 Mar 2012
Man results in line with January trading statement
Man has reported statutory profit before tax from continuing operations of USD193 million for the nine months ended 31 December 2011 (12…
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ConvergEx Prime Services continues growth into 2012
With year over year growth in excess of 15% in 2011, ConvergEx Prime Services – formerly known as NorthPoint Trading Partners – is well…
Schooner offers multi-asset class investment option with new Global Absolute Return Fund
Schooner Investment Group has launched its second mutual fund, The Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund (ticker:SARIX), a multi-asset class…
Guillaume Rambourg’s Verrazzano Capital Partners readies dual hedge fund launch
Despite the FSA’s inability to uncover any evidence of trading irregularities by former Gartmore star trader Guillaume Rambourg there has…
28 Feb 2012
MF Global Singapore resigns from SGX
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has accepted the resignation of MF Global Singapore Pte Limited (MF Global) as a Member of Singapore Exchange…
Hedge fund managers must prove performance and transparency mettle or suffer reputational risk, says SEI study
With significant dollars poised to flow into hedge funds in 2012, managers must address investor transparency and liquidity concerns to…
SFA welcomes product-independent distribution rules
The Swiss Funds Association SFA (SFA) regards the latest position paper on distribution rules published by FINMA as a good approach. The…
27 Feb 2012
SA budget commits to a broad investment manager exemption
A welcome inclusion in South Africa’s national budget on Wednesday was a further commitment to a broad-based investment manager exemption,…
Technology outsourcing for hedge funds
Hedge funds are leveraging outsourcing in diverse ways to expand offerings and enhance productivity. As technology becomes a strategically…
26 Feb 2012
UCITS in Ireland
Ireland presents the international investment funds industry with an unparalleled set of attractions both as a domicile for UCITS and for…
24 Feb 2012
Institutions committed to hedge funds but the message is clear: more information please
Following the publication of Part 1 of SEI’s The Shifting Hedge Fund Landscape report last month, Part II of the report, officially…
TriOptima and LCH.Clearnet compression of cleared interest rate swaps exceeds USD100 trillion in notional
A total of USD110 trillion in notional volume in EUR, JPY, GBP and USD interest rate swaps has been terminated by 21 SwapClear members…
Emerging markets lead hedge fund gains
Emerging Markets hedge funds led broad-based performance gains across the global hedge fund industry to start 2012, with the HFRI Emerging…
23 Feb 2012
Altana Wealth opens distressed assets fund managed by Lee Robinson
Altana Wealth is opening the Altana Distressed Assets Fund (ADAF) managed by founder and CIO Lee Robinson, to outside investors.Robinson…
Ashmore’s net revenue up 4 per cent in 2H 2011
Ashmore Group’s total total net revenue roes 4 per cent in the six months to 31 December 2011 to GBP181.0 million (H1 2010/11: GBP173.7…
