06 Jan 2015
Top HF industry trends for 2015
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DW Partners assumes management of two hedge funds from Brevan Howard
DW Partners has assumed the role of manager for two hedge funds previously managed by Brevan Howard, totalling more than USD5 billion in…
Majority of investors see Eurozone QE programme in 2015
Nearly two thirds (64%) of investors believe that the European Central Bank will implement quantitative easing before the end of next year,…
05 Jan 2015
IS Prime appoints two from Sucden Financial
IS Prime, the new foreign exchange brokerage service launched in late 2014, has hired two former Sucden Financial employees, Andrew Biggs…
Global Prime Partners appoints new COO
Global Prime Partners, a provider of prime brokerage and trading services to hedge funds, asset managers, family offices and professional…
Weekly Brief: Hedge Funds Heading into 2015 on a Strong Note
During the last two weeks of December, hedge funds erased the bulk of the losses recorded earlier in December, when risk aversion was…
Only three of the 100 top performing hedge funds featured in last year’s list, finds Preqin
One of the inherent risks to investing in hedge funds is the inherent volatility of performance. A top fund today might be the worst…
EUR1.28trn turnover on Deutsche Börse’s cash markets in 2014
Turnover at the cash markets of Deutsche Börse stood at EUR1.28 trillion (2013: EUR1.16 trillion), in 2014.Order book turnover on Xetra,…
Hedge fund founder Gilbert killed in NYC shooting
Hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert has been found dead following a shooting at his apartment in Manhattan. According to police reports, the…
Trading volume at Eurex Group totalled 2.1 billion contracts in 2014
The international derivatives markets of Eurex Group ended 2014 with a turnover of approximately 2.1 billion contracts (2013: 2.2 billion…
Three MVIS long/short equity indices positive in December
Three of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) six investable Long/Short Equity Indices, recorded positive performance in December.Each…
02 Jan 2015
Total trading volumes of Eurex/TAIFEX Link surpasses 200,000 contracts.
From the launch date of 15 May 2014 to 17 December 2014, the total trading volume of Eurex listed Daily Futures on TAIEX Futures (TX) and…
SGX’s next-generation derivatives trading and clearing platform to use Nasdaq technology
Singapore Exchange will upgrade its derivatives trading and clearing platforms to further strengthen Singapore’s market infrastructure and…
MF Global Holdings to pay USD1.212bn for unlawful use of customer funds
MF Global Holdings (MFGH) is to pay USD1.212 billion to settle CFTC charges relating to the misuse of customer funds and related…
Investor sentiment slow to shift in favour of macro & managed futures, says eVestment
Total hedge funds assets increased 1.8% in November to USD3.070 trillion, according to eVestment’s Hedge Fund Asset Flows report for…
