21 Jul 2016
Hedge fund assets rise on Brexit gains
Global hedge fund capital increased in Q2 2016, recovering the decline from the prior quarter and rising above the year-end 2015 level to…
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20 Jul 2016
Eaton Vance expands European leveraged credit research capabilities
Hari Thirumalai has joined Eaton Vance Management (International) Limited’s global high yield team in London as a senior analyst.This newly…
Luke Ellis to succeed PIMCO-bound Manny Roman as Man Group CEO
Luke Ellis is to succeed Emmanuel (Manny) Roman as chief executive officer of Man Group on 1 September 2016. Roman is stepping down from…
Extending the AIF marketing passport to non-EU countries crucial for investor choice, says Invest Europe
This week’s recommendation on extending the alternative investment marketing ‘passport’ to fund managers in up to 12 non-EU countries is an…
Brian Nick joins TIAA Investments as chief investment strategist
TIAA Global Asset Management has appointed of Brian Nick (pictured) as chief investment strategist for TIAA Investments.Based in New York,…
TAIEX index futures list on Osaka Exchange
The first-ever futures contract tracking the Taiwan Stock Exchange Capitalisation Weighted Stock Exchange Index (TAIEX) is to list on the…
ESMA recommends granting Jersey funds and managers an AIFMD passport
The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has welcomed the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) recommendation to the…
Tower Trading Group selects Ancoa platform to monitor multi-asset trading activities
Tower Trading Group (TTG), a trading firm delivering bespoke commercial and technical solutions for professional traders, has selected…
Predictive acquires 2338 Technologies
Operations technology startup Predictive has acquired 2338 Technologies, an early-stage, privately-backed startup developing machine…
19 Jul 2016
ESMA advises on extension of funds passport to 12 non-EU countries
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its advice regarding the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive…
Exiger acquires The Poseidon Group
Exiger, a regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance firm, has acquired The Poseidon Group, a Hong Kong and Singapore-based due…
MFA supports CFTC’s proposed expansion of interest rate swap clearing
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has submitted a comment letter in support of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed…
Japan Exchange Group launches technology suite powered by Nasdaq
Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has gone live with a new Nasdaq-powered trading system for its subsidiary, Osaka Exchange."We are proud to be…
Jim Iorio joins EBS BrokerTec as global head of sales
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, has appointed Jim Iorio as global head of sales.He will…
Unigestion launches long short strategy following success of first factor fund
Boutique asset manager Unigestion has launched a long/short strategy, the second of two factor funds created in collaboration with its…
