04 Apr 2017
ITI Group acquires Uralsib Securities
ITI Group has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Uralsib Securities.Based in the UK, Uralsib Securities, now renamed ITI Capital, holds a…
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DTCC appoints MD and general manager of equity clearing
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Michael McClain as a managing director and general manager of equity…
EEX sees 42 per cent volume increase on German-Austrian power derivatives market
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) reached a volume of 311.2 TWh on its power derivatives markets in March, representing a year-on-year…
BRI Long Short Equity Index down 0.03 per cent in March
BRI Partner’s Long/Short Equity Index (BRILSE) calculated by Wilshire Associates posted a performance of -0.03 per cent for the month of…
Hedge fund branding drives asset flows
Since the market correction of 2008, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to a small minority of hedge funds with the…
03 Apr 2017
Alter Domus opens second office in Ireland
Alter Domus, a provider of fund and corporate services, has opened its second office in Ireland in Cork, creating 60 new jobs.Alter Domus…
AK Jensen Limited names CEO
AK Jensen Group (AKJ), an independent brokerage serving the institutional and hedge fund industries, has named Kieren McCormack as CEO of…
Event-driven hedge funds outperform, says Lyxor
The Lyxor hedge fund index was up 0.2 per cent last week, taking it to an increase of 0.5 per cent in March and 1.1 per cent in the first…
Gresham House hires CTO
Gresham House, an asset manager focused on alternative investment strategies and illiquid asset classes, has appointed Andy Hampshire to…
FundRock appoints head of risk and operations for Irish branch
FundRock Management Company has appointed Ronan Doyle as head of risk and operations for its Irish AIFM and UCITS management company…
Euronext and Intercontinental Exchange sign agreement for derivatives clearing
Euronext has signed a binding heads of terms with ICE Clear Netherlands, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange, for the provision of…
The Derivatives Service Bureau opens User Acceptance Testing for OTC ISINs
The Derivatives Service Bureau has opened the DSB User Acceptance Testing (UAT) platform to the industry with a revised and updated set of…
USCF launches Commodity Strategy Fund with SummerHaven
USCF has launched the company's first mutual fund, the USCF Commodity Strategy Fund, with SummerHaven Investment Management, a Stamford,…
31 Mar 2017
Building a global platform: Marketing investment funds in Europe
By Richard L Shamos (pictured) and Ron S Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg – The global investment funds marketplace today is beset by…
Man GLG appoints European equities investment team
Firmino Morgado and Filipe Bergaña are to join Man GLG as portfolio managers, based in Man GLG’s London office.They will join from W4i…
