04 Mar 2015
CBOE Futures Exchange VIX Futures ADV down 27 per cent in February
February average daily volume in VIX futures on the CBOE Futures Exchange was 166,547 contracts, a decrease of 23 per cent from February…
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JTC appoints new head of Fareham office
Independent corporate, fund and private client services provider JTC has appointed Will Cameron (pictured) in a Director role as the Head…
Credit Suisse LAB index up 2.63% in February
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (CSLAB), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished…
Hedge fund assets to surpass USD3bn by year end, says Deutsche Bank survey
Hedge funds assets are expected to surpass USD3 trillion by year end 2015, growing a further 7%, according to Deutsche Bank’s 13th annual…
03 Mar 2015
CBOE ADV down 13% in Feb
Average daily volume (ADV) during February for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and…
Opus Fund Services voted “Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator”
Opus Fund Services has been voted the Best North American Hedge Fund Administrator by readers of Hedgeweek, one of the hedge fund…
Apex acquires Pinnacle Fund Administration
Apex Fund Services has acquired Pinnacle Fund Administration. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Pinnacle operates additional…
All six MVIS long/short equity indices positive in February
All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in February. Each index…
Substance drives up interest in Guernsey
Dominic Wheatley (pictured), Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, explains why issues of substance are driving up interest among fund…
RS Investments launches two new long/short alt mutual funds
RS Investments has launched two new long/short alternative mutual funds: the RS Focused Opportunity Fund (RSFOX) and the RS Focused Growth…
Brown launches trading platform for US corporate bonds
Automated trading specialist Alistair Brown – co-founder of Lime Brokerage – is turning his attention to fixed income with the launch of…
Prosek Partners named No1 US PR Firm for the hedge fund industry in Hedgeweek Awards
Prosek has been named Best North American Public Relations Company in the annual Hedgeweek Global Awards. The Hedgeweek Awards recognise…
D E Shaw launches Arcesium to provide asset managers with key software and services for post-trade activities
The D E Shaw group has launched Arcesium, a new, independently operated technology and service company that will provide asset managers…
TOBAM AUM surpasses USD8 billion
TOBAM, the Paris-based asset manager, has secured USD2.1 billion in net new inflows across its Anti-Benchmark strategies, since 1 December,…
02 Mar 2015
Astellon Capital Partners Deploys Eze Castle Integration Private Cloud services
London-based alternative investment manager Astellon Capital Partners has selected the Eze Private Cloud for all of its IT…