16 Mar 2017
BTIG adds two to fixed income credit group
Michael Stewart and Michael Di Felice have joined the the fixed income credit group of BTIG.Both will be based in New York, reporting into…
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Quantopian hires director of investor relations
Quantopian, the free online platform for education and creation of institutional-quality investment algorithms, has hired Leslie Baccini as…
Alternative UCITS space keeps showing strong growth, says LuxHedge
The alternative UCITS market continued on its strong growth path in February with LuxHedge recording a net inflow of EUR5.8 billion in…
EEX to continue Polish emissions auctions
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Polish Ministry of the Environment have concluded an agreement under which EEX, in its capacity…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 0.99 per cent in February
Hedge funds were up 0.99 per cent in February, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is up 2.38 per…
Streamlined funds regime welcomed as enhancing Jersey’s competitiveness
Jersey has introduced a new regulatory framework for private funds which the Jersey Financial Services Commission believes will enhance the…
15 Mar 2017
JFSC launches Jersey Private Fund Guide
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has launched the Jersey Private Fund (JPF) Guide, setting out the criteria for Jersey’s new…
Hedge funds maintain performance momentum in February, says Preqin
The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark recorded returns of 1.18 per cent in February, building on the 1.43 per cent gains seen the…
Investment professionals increasingly concerned about negative impact of geopolitical risks, says survey
Concern about the impact of geopolitical risk in the investment profession has grown since the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in…
TABB Group makes hires in New York and London
TABB Group, a research and consulting firm focused on capital markets and financial technology, has hired Drew Seldin as chief marketing…
INDATA launches enhanced platform functionality for MiFID II
INDATA, a provider of software, technology and services for buy-side firms, has made functionality enhancements geared towards the MiFID II…
Brickendon promotes Snyder and Pittaway to partner
Brickendon, a global management and technology consultancy, has promoted two executive directors to partner.Nathan Snyder, head of the…
14 Mar 2017
Pacific Fund Systems appoints cloud services manager
Pacific Fund Systems (PFS), a provider of fully integrated fund administration software via its PFS-PAXUS application, has appointed Didier…
Hedge funds up 0.99 per cent in February with strong performance from the US
Hedge funds gained 0.99 per cent in February with underlying markets, as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local) up 2.72 per cent…
Feedstock platform offers MiFID II research compliance
London-based Feedstock is operating a research platform that offers buy-side fund managers a one-stop-shop to managing their research…
