15 Jun 2007
Investment Technology Group to acquire RedSky Financial
New York-based Investment Technology Group, a provider of technology-based trading services and transaction research, has agreed to acquire…
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Alternatives specialist launches foreign exchange service
Voltrex, the FSA-regulated alternative investment and brokerage services specialist, has launched a complete foreign exchange service to…
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Steven Wignall has joined the Hedgemedia team to develop and extend a series of online community forums across Hedgemedia's suite of…
14 Jun 2007
LME unveils regional steel billet futures contracts
The London Metal Exchange has confirmed that it will commence futures trading in steel billet in April next year and will offer two…
12 Jun 2007
New PerTrac product targets funds of funds and institutional portfolios
PerTrac Financial Solutions is rolling out the beta release of its latest product, PerTrac Portfolio Manager, a software application…
ICAP daily electronic broking volume twice exceeds USD1trn
Daily electronic broking volumes handled by ICAP, the world's premier interdealer broker, exceeded USD1trn on both June 7 and 8, the second…
IAM welcomes inclusion of hedge funds in Apcims benchmark portfolios
London- and New York-based fund of hedge fund manager International Asset Management has expressed its satisfaction with the inclusion for…
New hire gets third-party hedge fund marketing firm in the swing
Hedge fund third-party marketing firm Agecroft Partners has hired James B Hart as a director with responsibilities including overseeing due…
Eden Rock continues team expansion
Eden Rock Capital Management, the London-based asset based lending and structured finance firm, has made three further strategic hires,…
11 Jun 2007
Ogier expands structured finance business through Irish fiduciary acquisition
Leading offshore legal and fiduciary services group Ogier is expanding its structured finance operation in Ireland with the purchase of a…
OTC derivatives to reach USD550trn by 2008, says Celent
Over-the-counter derivatives will exceed the USD550trn mark in 2008, up from USD375trn at the end of 2006, according to a new report from…
08 Jun 2007
Bramdean to list diversified fund of alternative funds
Bramdean Asset Management, the multi-manager investment business headed by Nicola Horlick, has announced plans for a new stock…
OECD rejects corporate governance code for hedge funds and private equity
Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have agreed that the corporate governance practices of…