11 Mar 2015
BATS Global Markets names Kapil Rathi as VP Options Business Strategy
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has hired Kapil Rathi as Vice President, Options Business Strategy.Rathi joined BATS on 23 February after 10…
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Osney Buy-Side identifies top three challenges facing European asset managers
Osney Buy-Side has identified the top three challenges currently facing European asset managers: the role of technology in driving growth;…
FME begins live trading on Object Trading DMA Service Platform
Financial Market Engineering (FME) has begun live trading on Object Trading’s Direct Market Access (DMA) Service Platform. FME can now…
CSIM launches Common Sense Solutions
Common Sense Investment Management (CSIM) has launched Common Sense Solutions, a bespoke portfolio construction and fund structuring…
Hedge funds shed USD8.9 billon in January
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD8.9 billion (0.4% of assets) in January, down from December’s outflow of USD28.1 billion (1.1% of…
McKay Brothers launches 4.64 ms route between Slough and Frankfurt
McKay Brothers Microwave has launched a private bandwidth service between Slough and Frankfurt with latency of 4.64 milliseconds (ms) for…
10 Mar 2015
OpenGamma partners with derivatives industry on open source solution for bilateral margining
OpenGamma is working with dealers and other OTC derivatives market participants to deliver an open source model to calculate the margin on…
Regulatory compliance and confidentiality are key considerations when choosing a legal representative
As of 1 March 2015, it has become mandatory for fund managers distributing their products in Switzerland to commission a Swiss legal…
Dynamic Funds expands Dynamic Private Investment Pools lineup
Dynamic Funds has expanded ts Dynamic Private Investment Pools lineup with the launch of five new investment mandates and several…
Building a business around Healthcare: A closer look at today’s hottest hedge funds
The performance of healthcare stocks is heading upwards. Right now, this is where investments are pouring in. In an article from Hedgeweek,…
AII Barometer: Successfully riding the thematic reversal
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.7% in February. 10 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor…
Guernsey fund formations continue in Q4 2014 as NAV falls
Guernsey’s financial services regulator approved 27 new investment funds during the final quarter of 2014, resulting in a total of 137…
Isle of Man launches Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle legislation
The Isle of Man Government has launched new legislation in respect of Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle (ISPV) legislation which enhances…
Hedge funds see best returns in a year in February
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of 1.93% in February, the industry’s best monthly performance since February of last…
SunGard launches industry utility for derivatives clearing processing
SunGard is launching a new industry utility for post-trade futures and cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives operations to help global…