08 May 2015
Global macro and trend-following hedge funds hurt by reversals in April, while other hedge funds generated gains
In April, initial gains in several markets reversed as US data weakened versus expectations. In addition to a fall in the US dollar,…
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07 May 2015
Sprott adds fixed income specialist Mark Wisniewski
Sprott Asset Management has appointed Mark Wisniewski as Senior Portfolio Manager. Wisniewski is a fixed income specialist with a depth of…
Lawson Conner launches offshore investment management platform for Cayman Islands
Lawson Conner, a provider of investment management and compliance solutions to the alternative investment fund industry, has launched…
Direct lending most favoured debt strategy among funds in market
Private debt fundraising and funds currently in market are examined in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Debt, Q1…
Asset managers in battle to improve client service amidst governance and regulatory burdens
Data management is no longer simply an internal challenge for asset managers as they face increasing pressure from clients to respond to…
The growing role of financial risk management
Prior to the global financial crisis (GFC), risk management and reporting commonly formed part of the investment management function, says…
Interoperability boosts legacy and upgraded systems
Years of history and painstaking development — component by component, some proprietary and some purchased — have shaped the operational…
Hedge funds step up financing of the economy, says AIMA paper
Hedge fund firms and other alternative asset managers are playing an increasingly important role in financing the economy, according to a…
BATS files exclusive listings proposal
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has filed the “BATS Exclusive Listings Proposal” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to improve…
CFTC charges two UAE residents with ‘spoofing’ in gold and silver futures markets
The US CFTC has filed a civil action against Heet Khara and Nasim Salim, residents of the United Arab Emirates, alleging that they engaged…
06 May 2015
CME Group volume averaged 11.5m contracts per day in April
Derivatives marketplace CME Group saw total volume in April 2015 of 252 million contracts, down 2 per cent from April 2014, with 87 per…
VOLEX Execution Services announces liquidity auctions for institutional option traders
VOLEX Execution Services has announced VOLEX Liquidity Auctions for traders seeking liquidity beyond the current quotes represented by the…
TIG Advisors adopts Eze Software’s full investment suite
TIG Advisors, an investment management firm with approximately USD3 billion in assets under management, has gone live with Eze Software…
Garrison Investment Group selects iLEVEL for portfolio monitoring
Alternative investment and asset management firm Garrison Investment Group has selected iLEVEL to manage the firm’s portfolio data and…
Euronext appoints interim CEO
Euronext has accelerated its transition plan following the announcement by Dominique Cerutti of his resignation on 22 April, by appointing…
