12 Sep 2014
Apex appoints chief executive
Apex Fund Services has named Bill Salus as chief executive officer with immediate effect.Salus will take over day-to-day running of Apex…
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Buy-side firms complete first trades on ParFX as Prime service goes live
ParFX, the wholesale global spot FX electronic trading platform, has completed the first trades via ParFX Prime, its new prime brokerage…
Record Private Equity Distributions - Will It Continue?
2013 saw the highest level of annual distributions from private equity investments on record. Preqin explores the reasons for this…
Misys launches Misys Connect
Financial software provider Misys has launched Misys Connect, a suite of programmes giving customers direct access and links to the…
HedgeZ launches programme for connecting hedge funds and accredited investors
HedgeZ has launched a fund visibility and investor introduction programme for hedge funds, private equity funds and commodity trading…
11 Sep 2014
REDI names Michael Lax head of EMEA sales
REDI Holdings, provider of the REDIPlus execution management system (EMS), has appointed Michael Lax as head of EMEA sales.Lax will be…
Philip Burgin heads up JTC Group’s London office
As part of a plan to strengthen JTC Group’s presence in London, Philip Burgin, group head of client services, will be based in JTC’s…
Gottex hires senior HSBC asset management exec
Gottex Fund Management has appointed James Hughes to its senior multi asset investment team in London, starting on 1 October.Hughes joins…
Regulation slows push for alternatives, says Cerulli
Regulation is slowing the push for alternative investments, according to research released by Cerulli Associates."Alternative investments…
CTAs bounce back to post positive performance in August, says Newedge
Following a tough month for returns in July, all managed futures indices calculated by Newedge reported positive performance in August.The…
CFTC issues exemptive letter providing relief from certain JOBS Act SEC amendments
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an exemptive letter which provides relief from certain provisions restricting…
Asian stock rally boosts hedge fund performance… Hedge funds rebound with August gains…
Hedge fund and absolute return managers have generally caught the upside stemming from a rally in Asian stock markets in July, while…
Investment managers Eden Rahim and Michael Bird join Next Edge Capital Corp
Investment managers Eden Rahim and Michael Bird have joined Next Edge Capital Corp to provide portfolio management and financial advisory…
HKEx and LME host metals seminar in Tokyo
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the London Metal Exchange (LME) hosted a seminar in Tokyo on Wednesday to update…
Harmonisation of CFTC and SEC hedge fund advertising rules is a ‘sensible step’
Securities attorney Howard Groedel of Ulmer & Berne LLP, comments on the CFTC’s easing of hedge fund advertising restrictions… The…
