05 Aug 2014
Secondaries markets have busiest period ever in H1 2014
The first half of 2014 marked the busiest period to date for the secondary market for private equity, real estate, infrastructure and hedge…
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UMB Fund Services appoints president and COO
UMB Fund Services (UMBFS) has appointed a president and chief operating officer following the recent retirement of chief executive officer…
LME publishes Commitments of Traders Report
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has published its first Commitments of Traders Report (COTR) in response to general market demand for…
One out of six MVIS long/short equity indices positive in July
Just one of the Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) six investable long/short equity indices – the MV Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity…
Ex-Citigroup director ordered to pay USD500,000 to settle CFTC fraud charges
A US District Court judge has ordered former Citigroup director John Aaron Brooks to pay a civil penalty of USD500,000 to settle CFTC…
Credit Suisse LAB Index down 1.28 per cent in July
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was down 1.28 per cent in July, with four of the six sub-strategies finishing the…
Man Group closes Pine Grove Asset Management acquisition
Man Group has closed the acquisition of Pine Grove Asset Management, a US-based fund of hedge fund manager specialising in the management…
Adaptive Consulting and Software AG form strategic partnership
Software AG and Adaptive Consulting have formed a strategic partnership combing Adaptive’s front office applications expertise with…
Valu-Trac launches absolute return fund
Valu-Trac Investment Management has launched the VT WoodHill Foundation Absolute Return Fund, a UCITS-compliant UK large-cap equity OEIC…
04 Aug 2014
VIX index futures trading volume hits record level
The CBOE Futures Exchange saw record trading volume in CBOE Volatility Index (VIX index) futures during non-US trading hours, with an…
Pamplona sells mortgage backed securities to major US institutional investor
Funds advised by Pamplona Capital Management have sold a large holding of mortgage backed securities that forms part of a securitisation…
Vermaas quits as CEO of Euronext Amsterdam
Cees Vermaas, chief executive of Euronext Amsterdam and member of the managing board of Euronext, has resigned and will step down from his…
Futures Exchange has busiest day in history
The CBOE Futures Exchange saw new single-day volume records for total trading volume exchange-wide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE…
Quant trading methods at risk of being ubiquitous, says TABB research
The future of quantitative trading methods is at risk of being indistinguishable from anything else in a transition to a new quant…
03 Aug 2014
Context Asset Management adds alternative mutual fund to three major platforms… Pictet Asset Management adds PTR-Agora fund to Total Return fund range…
The alternative UCITS market saw its AuM grow by 15.6 per cent to EUR184.2bn through the first six months of 2014 according to the Alceda…
