07 Nov 2014
GAM expands Alternative Investments Solutions team with quantitative hires
GAM has appointed three senior quantitative professionals to the GAM Alternative Investments Solutions (AIS) team, enhancing the group’s…
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Maples Group’s AIFM solution gains traction
Since the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) came into full effect, MPMF Fund Management (Ireland) Limited is…
CBOE Futures Exchange to launch CBOE/CBOT 10-Year US Treasury Note Volatility Index futures
The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) is to launch futures trading on the CBOE/CBOT 10-year US Treasury Note Volatility Index on 13…
AII Barometer: Benefit from CTA's diversification didn't disappoint
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -2.3% in October (YTD -1.4%). 3 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month of October in positive…
Hedge fund compensation climbs as competition for personnel hots up
Hedge fund compensation increased in 2014 as total capital invested in the hedge fund industry again reached new records, according to the…
Silicon Valley meets Wall Street
“It is critical to know that what we’re building is a two-sided network that has benefits both for investors and fund managers,” comments…
Euronext average daily transaction volume hits highest level since August 2011
The October 2014 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR8,123 million, up 49.2 per cent compared to…
06 Nov 2014
Bright outlook for India-focused hedge funds… Alibaba co-founder to back Pinyin Capital Management…
India-focused hedge funds could be poised for their best performance in five years, with strong returns and inflows, according to the…
SGX market disruption caused by ‘uninterruptible’ power supply failure
Wednesday’s outage at the Singapore Exchange (SGX), which disrupted trading activity for several hours, was caused by a malfunction in the…
Sky Road Motion Services Platform now supports Bloomberg’s B-PIPE
Sky Road, a managed service provider for customisable trade processing and risk platforms, has integrated the Sky Road Motion Services…
BlueBay expands presence in Switzerland with Zurich office
BlueBay Asset Management, a specialist manager of fixed income and alternative investments, has opened an office in Zurich, Switzerland.The…
European fixed income dealers narrowing scope of coverage
The European fixed income market continues its transformation as banks implement new and more focused strategies aimed at maximising…
Market volatility challenged most hedge funds in October, says GAM
Global markets were volatile in October with equities, credit and bond yields broadly selling-off in the first half of the month before…
Eurex reports record trading levels for volatility derivatives in October
International derivatives market Eurex Exchange reached a number of trading records in the volatility derivatives segment in October.The…
BNY Mellon appointed trustee and portfolio administrator for Avoca CLO XII Limited
BNY Mellon has been appointed trustee and portfolio administrator for Avoca CLO XII Limited, a EUR415 million collateralised loan…
