12 Nov 2014
Abacus Group teams up with Varonis Group
Varonis Systems is to supply Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, with a platform to…
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Pershing Square makes 13D filing disclosing 8.5 per cent stake in Zoetis
Pershing Square Capital Management is filing a beneficial ownership report on schedule 13D with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
Markit | Genpact KYC Services registers more than 600 firms
More than 600 buyside firms and corporations are registered for Markit | Genpact KYC Services centralised service to streamline the…
Hedge funds redeemed USD5.1bn in September but outperformed S&P 500
The hedge fund industry redeemed USD5.1 billion (0.2 per cent of assets) in September, the largest outflow since December 2013 and only the…
PENSCO study finds increasing appetite for alternative investments
A majority of PENSCO clients would invest more in non-traded, alternative assets if they had a better understanding of the alternatives…
FCA master feeders reporting decision creates marketing opportunity for US managers, says ConceptOne
On 1 October the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) clarified its position that US managers with master-feeder structures would not be…
Eze Software releases new version of execution management system
Eze Software Group has released a new version of RealTick EMS, its multi-broker, cross-asset electronic execution platform.Version 11.3…
London masterclass to focus on Guernsey’s funds offering
A technical showcase of Guernsey’s funds offering and how the island is positioning itself amid the latest regulatory pressures will be the…
US futures exchange volumes increased sharply in September, says TABB
US futures exchange volumes increased sharply in September 2014, bringing year-to-date volume to 2.3 billion contracts, according to TABB…
11 Nov 2014
Yuanta Securities go live on Calastone network
Taiwanese distributor, Yuanta Securities has become the first securities firm in Taiwan to adopt automation by going live on the Calastone…
Veteran fund manager Whitney George to join Sprott
Whitney George is to join Sprott as senior portfolio manager.George will be based in New York and will be a key contributor to the…
Jim Gregory joins Lowenstein Sandler from Proskauer Rose
Lowenstein Sandler is expanding its executive compensation team for its private equity, hedge fund, venture capital and other clients with…
CTAs are firing on all cylinders, says Lyxor
Most funds were up last week, with CTAs significantly outperforming, according to Lyxor.Long term CTAs were up an impressive four per cent…
Neuberger Berman appoints former McKinsey partner Celine Dufetel as head of client service
Neuberger Berman Group has appointed investment management expert Celine Dufetel as its new head of client service, effective…
CTAs push on higher in October with more positive returns, says Newedge
All the Newedge managed futures indices posted positive returns for the third consecutive month in October, extending the positive…
