03 Aug 2011
Ireland’s funds industry is key to economic success
By James Williams – Ireland has had a lot to contend with, economically, in recent times. Earlier this year the Irish Central Bank…
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Walkers Dublin is open for business
Interview with Paul Farrell – Since Walkers decided to open an office in Dublin last September the firm has grown steadily. There are…
Ireland’s key strategic role continues
Interview with Rosemary Quinlan – HSBC Securities Services has been operating out of Dublin since 1979, during which time it has become one…
Ireland's regulated fund market grows apace
By James Williams – It's no exaggeration to say that Ireland, as a jurisdiction, punches above its weight.According to the Irish Funds…
Liontrust to acquire Occam
Liontrust Asset Management is to acquire the fund management business of Occam Asset Management. The acquisition is in line with the firm's…
Comment: Underlying economic trends are deteriorating
Baring Asset Management (Barings), the international asset management firm, believes that even as the headlines focus on debt negotiations…
02 Aug 2011
CME Group and the Mexican Derivatives Exchange launch North-to-South order routing agreement
CME Group and the Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer) have launched a north-to-south order routing agreement, giving customers in the US…
Key accounting steps for new fund launches
Interview with Graham Phillips - There are a host of different variables that a new manager must consider when embarking on the launch of a…
New funds need exit strategy
Interview with Lachlan Roos – What are the key issues a manager needs to be aware of when setting up a fund?There are two key issues that a…
NYSE Euronext reports net income of USD154m in Q2 2011
NYSE Euronext (NYX) has reported net income of USD154 million, or USD0.59 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011, compared to…
Professionalism is key for fund start-ups
Interview with Julian Stockley-Smith - The pressure for investment managers to get things right from day one is immense. According to…
Northern Trust completes acquisition of Omnium from Citadel
Northern Trust has successfully closed its acquisition of Omnium LLC from Chicago-based Citadel LLC. Northern Trust had announced its…
01 Aug 2011
Comment: US AAA credit rating is unsustainable
Despite the US edging closer to a bipartisan deal that would raise the country's borrowing limit, Nigel Sillis (pictured), Director of…
Comment: US debt deal is a 'pathetic compromise'
Tom Winnifrith (pictured), manager of the SF t1ps Smaller Companies Gold Fund, has described the proposed US debt ceiling deal as a…
CBOE to begin publishing values for CBOE VIX Tail Hedge Index
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has begun publishing values for the CBOE VIX Tail Hedge Index (ticker symbol: VXTH(SM)), the…
