20 Jul 2017
Does cybersecurity utopia really exist?
By George Ralph, RFA – Imagine you’re the CTO of a successful hedge fund. You’re not big enough to have a dedicated CISO but you think…
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Compliance risk management for private equity & hedge funds
Running an alternative fund management business has become a far more considered, strategic affair in the light of significant regulatory…
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin launches Securities and Financial Services Litigation Group
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin has appointed Charles M Miller as a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice where he will lead the newly…
Access to liquidity dominates decision-making process for fixed income firms
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today published the results of its Fixed Income Institutional Voice Survey, with US…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index rises 0.37 per cent in June
Hedge Funds gained 0.37 per cent in June according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has risen every…
19 Jul 2017
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust now trading on LSE
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust PLC, a newly incorporated close-ended public limited company, has begun trading on the Specialist Fund Segment…
Street Contxt launches new service for buy side investors
Street Contxt, a fintech company that helps brokerages, independent research providers, and asset managers distribute, manage, unbundle,…
Wall Street Horizon adds full coverage of major European and Asian index constituents
Wall Street Horizon, an alternative data provider specialising in corporate event intelligence, has expanded its global dataset to include…
EFAMA and AMIC publish joint report on leverage
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and the International Capital Market Association’s (ICMA) Asset Management and…
Make time for risk management
By George Ralph (pictured), RFA - In these turbulent times, it sometimes feels like we need to be armour plated to protect ourselves…
Castlewood Select Opportunity Fund posts 6.5 per cent return in Q2 2017
The Castlewood Select Opportunity Fund posted a 6.5 per cent return net of fees and expenses for the second-quarter. According to Mark…
CFTC charges Scharf and Shah over USD16m binary options fraud scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Jason B Scharf, a worldwide web of companies he controlled, and affiliate…
ULLINK and Enfusion partner to offer allocation and post-trade matching service via NYFIX
ULLINK, a provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, and Enfusion, provider of cloud-based…
BTIG adds MD to enhance institutional equities coverage in London
BTIG has expanded its Global Institutional Equities offering with the appointment of Simon “Sid” Martin as a Managing Director in London.…
MegaTrust Investments launches Yangtze Fund IV
MegaTrust Investments, a boutique fund manager specialising in Chinese equities, has launched the MegaTrust Yangtze Fund IV, the first…
