04 Oct 2009
EUR107bn turnover at Deutsche Börse in September
A total of EUR107.4bn was traded on Xetra and on the floor at Börse Frankfurt in September, a decrease of 53 per cent from the September…
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Lyxor AM takes over SGAM's alternative investment activities in US
Societe Generale Asset Management has transferred control over SG Asset Management, its US based alternative asset management unit, to…
02 Oct 2009
BBVA and Newedge form joint venture in Spain
BBVA and Newedge have formed a joint venture to combine their positions in the Spanish markets while retaining the brand name Altura. Under…
Guernsey litigation fund plans GBP200m Aim flotation
A Guernsey-based investment fund is anticipated to become the second largest listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market this…
01 Oct 2009
Goodman appoints Independent Franchise Partners as sub-adviser
Goodman has appointed London-based Independent Franchise Partners as a sub-adviser with a global value mandate for Marquis Institutional…
PowerShares Listed Private Equity Portfolio goes global
The PowerShares Listed Private Equity Portfolio will begin tracking the Global Listed Private Equity Index, and will be renamed the…
Cogent releases free broker review system for hedge funds
Cogent Consulting has released a free version of its HedgeTrak web-based broker review and evaluation service for hedge funds. HedgeTrak…
LCH.Clearnet and EMCF to interoperate by November 2009
LCH.Clearnet and the European Multilateral Clearing Facility have signed a master link agreement to achieve interoperability by November…
Man Group reports sales of USD5.7bn in last six months
Man Group has reported sales of USD5.7bn for the last six months, including USD2bn in the most recent quarter. Total funds under management…
Vitech signs seven investment organisations to Equitrak platform
Vitech Systems, a provider of software and services to the alternative asset community, has signed seven new clients to the Equitrak…
30 Sep 2009
EFG Private Bank launches fixed income fund
EFG Private Bank, the London-based subsidiary of EFG International, has launched a fixed income fund in conjunction with Stratton Street…
Infiniti Capital unveils new hedge fund ranking method
Hong Kong-based hedge funds of funds shop Infiniti Capital has introduced a new way to quantitatively rank the risk adjusted returns of…
Merlin prime brokerage clients get access to Northern Trust services
Northern Trust and Merlin Securities have entered into an agreement to provide Merlin prime brokerage clients with fully integrated access…
Dreyfus launches two fund of funds
Dreyfus, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has introduced two fund of funds. The first fund, Dreyfus Satellite Alpha Fund, seeks…
Harness selects Fincad Analytics for derivatives valuations
Harness Liquid Macro Fund has selected Fincad Analytics to provide real time derivatives pricing and risk monitoring.Harness is using…
