07 Nov 2016
TAIFEX launches three derivative contracts
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) has launched three new derivative contracts – a Taiwan Dollar (TWD)-denominated Nifty 50 Futures…
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Hedge fund litigator Melnick joins Murphy & McGonigle
Andrew Melnick has joined law firm Murphy & McGonigle as a shareholder in the firm’s New York office. Most recently, Melnick (pictured)…
Gottex completes second tranche of recapitalisation
Gottex Fund Management has completed the second tranche of its recapitalisation, with some 20,000,000 newly issued shares now trading on…
London commodity pool operator and commodity trading adviser fined USD60,000
The National Futures Association (NFA) has ordered The Cambridge Strategy Asset Management Limited, an NFA member commodity pool operator…
Moody Aldrich Partners acquires electricity trading hedge fund kWantix
Moody Aldrich Partners (MAP) has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pittsburgh-based kWantix Trading and kWantix Trading…
04 Nov 2016
Asset managers to boost allocations to alts, loans, equities and mutual funds, says SS&C survey
More than a third of asset managers plan on increasing investments in commercial loans, alternatives, derivatives, equities and mutual…
Hawksford hires business development director
International corporate, private client and funds business Hawksford has appointed Peter Cheesley as business development director.Cheesley…
Orchard Street launches third special situations UK commercial property fund
Orchard Street Investment Management has launched its third special situations fund, which will invest in commercial property opportunities…
GSAM launches Hedge Industry VIP ETF
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched an ETF seeking to track the Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund VIP Index, a proprietary index…
CMC Markets increases UK market share
Online trading provider CMC Markets has increased its market share in the UK across all three product segments of financial spread betting…
GPW takes over as WIBID and WIBOR reference rates organiser
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) and ACI Polska (the Polish Financial Markets Association) have signed an agreement whereby GPW will take…
ICE Futures Europe sees record daily volume in Low Sulphur Gasoil Contract
Intercontinental Exchange’s ICE Futures Europe Low Sulphur Gasoil contract achieved a daily volume record of 766,054 contracts on 1…
Arthur J Gallagher expands structured credit and political risks practice
Arthur J Gallagher has extended its capabilities in credit and political risks insurance with the appointment of Rupert Boyle and Nick…
Cooley expands fintech team
Cooley is broadening its fintech capabilities with the appointment of Marco Santori and Patrick Murck.Santori (pictured), an authority on…
Seven-month hedge fund winning streak comes to an end in October
A seven-month winning streak for hedge funds came to an end in October on the back of broader negative price moves, according to the latest…
