29 Nov 2016
The Royal Mint and CME to build digital gold product on blockchain tech
The Royal Mint, a 1,000-year-old institution owned by HM Treasury, has teamed up with derivatives marketplace CME Group to launch a…
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ICE appoints chairman of ICE CE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has appointed Lee Yi Shyan as chairman of ICE Futures Singapore (IFSG) and ICE Clear Singapore (ICSG)…
Zedra expands Jersey team
Independent trust, corporate and fund services company Zedra has expanded its team in Jersey, with the addition of six new recruits to its…
Blackstone GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund makes changes to investment guidelines
The board of trustees of the Blackstone/GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund (BGX) has approved a change in the fund’s investment…
Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Boerse launch blockchain prototype
The Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have jointly launched a functional prototype for the blockchain technology-based settlement of…
28 Nov 2016
Brand over performance
By Kyle Dunn, CEO Meyler Capital – Hedge funds and PE funds need to position their brand in front of their performance…Hear me out. This is…
Old Mutual Global Investors launches style premia fund
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI), part of Old Mutual Wealth, is to launch the Old Mutual Style Premia Absolute Return Fund (STAR) at the…
EEX registers first trade in EUA options
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered its first trade in EUA options.The trade was registered in the December 2016 expiry…
Chinese hedge fund industry is focus of Shanghai roundtable
The status of the hedge fund industry in China was the focus of roundtable event hosted by The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) and the…
Bricknode launches specialised transaction viewer for BFS
Bricknode has launched a new application in the Bricknode Add-On Marketplace called Transaction Viewer.The application can be launched as…
GLAS hires head of capital markets business development
GLAS, an independent provider of finance administration services, has appointed Xavier Poussardin as head of capital markets business…
EEX publishes 2017 Auction Calendar for Emission Allowances
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has published the calendar for the auctioning of EU emission allowances (EUA) for 2017 in coordination…
25 Nov 2016
Aberdeen launches EUR200m liquid equity market neutral fund
Aberdeen Asset Management has launched the Aberdeen Alternative Diversified Equity Fund (AADE) which aims to generate capital appreciation…
24 Nov 2016
PEGAS launches Danish ETF contracts
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, has launched new spot and futures contracts on the Danish ETF (Exchange…
Adar Capital predicts continued ‘adjustment’ in hedge fund sector in next two years
Diego Marynberg, president of Adar Capital Partners, is predicting that the next two years will see continued adjustment in the hedge fund…
