21 Sep 2015
Avoiding the funerals has kept veteran firm on the survival list
Dixon Boardman, a veteran hedge fund of fund manager, is a survivor. Having founded, Optima Fund Management in 1988, his firm now…
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OppenheimerFunds and Apollo Credit Management form strategic partnership
OppenheimerFunds has announced a strategic partnership, whereby Apollo Credit Management, an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, will…
CFTC issues interpretative guidance for ‘firm or forced trades’ process by derivatives clearing organisations
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk has issued a…
Landmark CFTC order definitively classifies bitcoin derivatives as regulated commodity
While CFTC Commissioners and staff have in the past asserted that the CFTC has jurisdiction over bitcoin derivatives in speeches and…
DMS Offshore Investment Services wins second Hedgeweek USA Award
Fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has been recognised as "Best Offshore Regulatory Advisory Firm" in the 2015…
18 Sep 2015
William Hague joins Board of Directors of Intercontinental Exchange
The Right Honourable William Hague (pictured) has joined the Boards of Intercontinental Exchange and ICE Futures Europe. Hague will assume…
CFTC settles charges against Bitcoin options trading platform operator Coinflip and CEO
The CFTC has settled charges against Bitcoin options platform operator Coinflip and its chief executive officer Francisco Riordan for…
Are infrastructure investors satisfied with the asset class?
In an extract from the recently released Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets H2 2015, Preqin explores institutional investors’…
Venture capital in India
Indian venture capital fundraising, deals and exits all hit record levels in 2014 and Preqin’s latest statistics show that 2015 is well on…
Eurex expands product offering on European government bonds
Eurex Exchange is to offer a new interest rate future based on the long-term bonds issued by the Spanish government, starting 26 October…
The UK’s independent AIFMD depositary firm reaches USD5bn
The UK’s only independent depositary firm, INDOS Financial, has reached USD5 billion in assets under depositary in its first 15 months of…
ISDA launches new industry initiative for derivatives product identification standard
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has launched a new industry data project, aimed at developing an open-source…
17 Sep 2015
Global Prime Partners secures HK licence
Global Prime Partners, a provider of prime brokerage, execution and clearing services to all classes of professional investors, has…
Crestbridge to open new office in the Cayman Islands
Independent fund and corporate services provider Crestbridge is to expand into the Cayman Islands in response to continued growth and…
Beeks Financial Cloud buys futures specialist VDIware
Beeks Financial Cloud – which helps institutions trade foreign exchange securely and quickly through the cloud – has bought Chicago-based…
