07 Jan 2016
ChartIQ now available in Thomson Reuters Eikon
ChartIQ, a specialist in HTML5 financial charting for capital markets, has launched a fully integrated app in Thomson Reuters Eikon, a…
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Goldman Sachs’ Petershill II fund invests in hedge fund FORT
FORT Management, a 23-year-old hedge fund firm led by two economists – Yves Balcer and Sanjiv Kumar – who formerly ran the investment…
Gibraltar Stock Exchange expands services to include debt securities and closed ended funds
GSX, the Gibraltar Stock Exchange has expanded its services to include the listing of Debt Securities and Closed-ended Funds, having…
The springboard to profitable growth
Keen to grow your business? The big question is can you do it profitably, without suffering significant increases in staff and costs?Asset…
06 Jan 2016
CTAs post negative returns in December to finish 2015 flat
CTA strategies posted negative returns across the board in December to end a volatile year ccording to data released by Societe Generale,…
Nevsky Capital to close USD 1.5bn hedge fund
London-based Nevsky Capital is closing its USD1.5 billion hedge fund, citing the rise of algo trading and bear market fears as reasons for…
AIM adds new MD to team
Alternative Investment Management, (AIM), a privately-owned investment management firm has appointed Ryan Quinn as managing director,…
Akram & Associates opens NYC office
Akram & Associates, Certified Public Accountants, have established a presence in New York City with the opening of a new office at 347…
Mergermarket acquires Creditflux
Mergermarket Group has acquired Creditflux, a provider of intelligence, analysis, data and events covering CLO and credit fund pricing,…
Weekly Brief: 2015 Retrospective - Strong alpha until October, underwhelming afterwards
This year remained macro driven, dominated both by monetary policies and the shifts in deflation scares, themselves function of the stance…
05 Jan 2016
Elian strengthens Guernsey funds team
Elian has strengthened its fund services team in Guernsey with two new appointments and a senior promotion.Kees Jager has joined Elian as…
Japan long-short equity hedge fund team completes transition to Martin Currie
Martin Currie has now received the necessary approvals to complete the purchase of the business assets and investment management team of PK…
CBOE consolidated trading volumes totalled 1.1 billion contracts in 2015
Consolidated trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures…
Balter converts London and NYC-based hedge funds to liquid alts mutual funds
Balter Liquid Alternatives has launched the Balter European L/S Small Cap Fund (BESMX) and the Balter Event-Driven Fund (BEVIX), both…
AMG completes Systematic investment
Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) has completed its investment in Systematica Investments. In addition, AMG has also recently completed…
