06 Nov 2015
K&L Gates adds partner to New York hedge funds practice
The New York office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP has added Bruce MacLennan as a partner in the investment management, hedge funds…
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CTAs suffer losses in October after volatile summer
After a strong September, CTA strategies posted lower returns across the board in October 2015, with all managed futures indices calculated…
05 Nov 2015
Hawksford promotes two to Associate Director
Hawksford has boosted its corporate and private client offering with the promotion of two managers with over 40 years’ combined industry…
RWC Partners adds two to Louise Keeling’s Global Horizon Strategy
Miki Sugimoto and Matthew Hannay have joined London-based hedge fund and long-only manager RWC Partners’ Global Horizon team, which is led…
Duco opens European HQ in Luxembourg
Duco, a London-based fintech provider of hosted reconciliation services, is setting up its European regional headquarters in Luxembourg.…
An examination of emerging managers in private real estate
With some of the biggest names in private equity real estate raising ever larger funds, this extract from Preqin Real Estate Spotlight…
smartTrade enhances FX platform with margin credit extension
smartTrade Technologies has added a margin credit functionality to its end-to-end low latency FX trading platform, LiquidityFX.smartTrade's…
Quinten Stevens joins Academy Securities as Head of Equities and Equity Capital Markets
Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer and certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, has appointed Quinten Stevens as its new…
Investcorp acquires hedge fund of funds arm of SSARIS Advisors
Investcorp has acquired the hedge fund of funds business unit of SSARIS Advisors, a manager of absolute return hedge fund strategies and…
Broad asset class rally drives positive performance for hedge funds in October
Dovish language from the European Central Bank and language from the US Federal Open Market Committee, interpreted as positive on growth…
Hedge fund compensation mixed in 2015 as talent market tightens
Hedge fund compensation experienced mixed trends in 2015 as a challenging performance environment in the third quarter offset industry-wide…
04 Nov 2015
Euronext cash order book transaction value at EUR7,735m in October
Average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR7,735 million in October (-5 per cent compared with October…
Hedge fund manager Cantab Capital backs new Cambridge University information science institute
Systematic Hedge fund manager Cantab Capital Partners and The University of Cambridge are launching a new institute which is aiming to push…
Man FRM to manage Clwyd Pension Fund’s hedge fund allocation
The GBP1.4 billion Clwyd Pension Fund has appointed Man FRM to manage its hedge fund allocation, which following an investment strategy…
Global Prime Partners expands clearing and custody services with senior appointment
Global Prime Partners has appointed Tom Wooders as Head of Sales, Broker-Dealers and Intermediaries.Wooders, who has over 20 years…
