28 Aug 2014
Irish Funds Industry Association welcomes loan origination fund initiative
The Irish Funds Industry Association has welcomed the Central Bank of Ireland’s proposals to establish a regulated loan fund framework in…
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SEC adopts credit rating agency reform rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new requirements for credit rating agencies to enhance governance, protect against…
PrimeOne Solutions appoints global head of synthetic equities
PrimeOne Solutions, a division of CoreOne Technologies, has appointed Thomas Benevento as global head of synthetic equities, reporting to…
CFTC fines Merrill Lynch USD1.2m for supervision failure
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and settling charges against Merrill Lynch for supervision…
27 Aug 2014
bfinance strengthens Middle East presence
bfinance, an independently owned investment consultancy, has added to its service and advisory capabilities in the Middle East with the…
JTC Group granted Cayman Islands licence
JTC Group has been granted a licence to provide the firm’s full suite of private client, corporate, fund and real estate services in the…
GAM launches GAM Star MBS Total Return Fund
GAM has launched the GAM Star MBS Total Return Fund – a UCITS-compliant version of an institutional investment strategy.The fund invests in…
UK finance industry welcomes Social Media Charter
Key figures from the UK’s financial industry have welcomed the launch of the Social Media Charter, which aims to ensure compliant use of…
CBOE promotes five to officer positions
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has promoted five staff members to officer positions.The promotions were approved at this month’s…
IT and healthcare stocks see largest growth in hedge fund buying activity
Information technology and healthcare stocks saw the largest growth in new hedge fund buying activity during the second quarter of 2014,…
NRI launches first private cloud solution for investment managers in Japan
Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has launched the T-Monolix Arena Private Cloud Service, aimed at asset managers in Japan.Arena Private is…
Bull Moose Derivatives joins forces with Krechendo
Bull Moose Derivatives, a trading firm offering direct market access to London’s derivatives traders and managed futures accounts, has…
KKR strengthens Southeast Asia team with new hires
KKR has appointed Jaka Prasetya, former managing partner and founder of Leafgreen Capital Partners, as managing director to lead the firm’s…
26 Aug 2014
Quantifi moves to larger Australian office
Quantifi, a provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions, is expanding its office space in Australia.“We are excited with…
UBS lists GURU-based certificate in Frankfurt and Stuttgart
UBS has used The Solactive Guru Index (GURU) as the underlying index for an open end index certificate listed on the Frankfurt and…
