03 Dec 2009
Long/short equity hedge fund sector fell short in November
Long/short equity funds did not fully capitalise on November's equity market rally since many funds are maintaining more conservative…
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Archstone appoints SS&C Fund Services for fund administration
SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has been appointed by The Archstone…
Funds of hedge funds show low exposure following liquidity crisis
Gross exposures remain well below historical levels among funds of hedge funds, according to Standard & Poor’s latest update on the…
02 Dec 2009
Chi-Delta becomes largest declared European dark pool
Chi-X Europe’s Chi-Delta non-displayed order book was Europe’s largest dark pool in November, according to Thomson Reuters’ Equity Market…
Advent Software opens Beijing office
Advent Software, a provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, has further expanded into the Asia…
Mourant to sell Mourant International Finance Administration to State Street
Mourant, a provider of offshore legal and administration services, has signed an agreement to sell Mourant International Finance…
SIX Swiss Exchange and SmartPool to deliver Swiss Block
SIX Swiss Exchange and SmartPool intend to deliver Swiss Block, the non-displayed liquidity service for Swiss blue-chip equities. Swiss…
Former Stark team launch new firm
The former co-heads of the reinsurance and risk-linked securities team of Stark Investments, a multi-strategy hedge fund, have spun off to…
Luxembourg Alternatives Ucits Platform is launched
Luxembourg Financial Group and Ganymede Partners have launched the Luxembourg Alternatives Ucits Platform.LAUP is a one-stop independent…
Trinity Fund Administration opens Cayman office
Trinity Fund Administration, a fund service provider to a wide range of alternative investment funds, has opened an office in the Cayman…
State Street to acquire Mourant International Finance Administration
State Street is expanding its global fund administration and alternative servicing capabilities with an agreement to acquire Mourant…
01 Dec 2009
FBR Capital Markets launches listed options platform
FBR Capital Markets, an investment bank serving the middle market, has launched a listed options platform which will be led from New York…
LaCrosse to provide fund administration for Parus
Parus Capital, a Moscow-based investment manager, has selected LaCrosse Global Fund Services’ LaCrosseAdmin+ and LaCrosseMBO+ offerings for…
Market veterans launch European credit fund
A team of credit market veterans from Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and GLG Partners have launched the Northlight European Fundamental…
NYSE Euronext completes acquisition of Nyfix
NYSE Euronext has completed its acquisition of Nyfix, a provider of solutions that optimise trading efficiency, in an all-cash deal for…
