14 Jul 2014
Generali launches Luxembourg-based asset management company
Generali has launched a Luxembourg-based asset management company to focus on UCITS and alternative investment vehicles domiciled in…
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SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index returns 1.16 per cent in June
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for June 2014 measured 1.16 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by…
CFTC extends time limit for FCMs obtaining acknowledgement letters from depositories
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Oversight will provide additional time for futures commission merchants…
Global ETF/ETP market reaches AuM record of USD2.64tn… Lyxor launches second senior debt fund…
Schroders this week announced that assets under management in Schroder ISF Global Multi-Asset Income have surpassed USD5bn. The fund only…
Prestige Capital Management appoints chief operating officer
Iain Fulton has been appointed as the new chief operating officer of Malta-based Prestige Capital Management.Fulton joined the company in…
ESMA defines central clearing of interest rate and credit default swaps
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a first round of consultations to prepare for central clearing of OTC…
11 Jul 2014
TLC Capital Group to launch Salvus Hedged Yield Fund in late summer
Atlanta-based TLC Capital Group is preparing the launch of a new option-hedged market neutral fund, the Salvus Hedged Yield Fund, which…
Eurex to launch variance futures based on EURO STOXX 50
Eurex is set to extend its product range by introducing a listed variance future on 22 September 2014, based on the EURO STOXX 50, the most…
Liquidnet names Rob Laible as head of global performance
Rob Laible has joined Liquidnet as head of the firm’s global performance team.Based in New York, Laible will work in close coordination…
Titan Advisors appoints senior research analyst
Fund of funds specialist Titan Advisors has appointed Herman Laret, formerly of Credit Suisse, as a senior research analyst for the firm's…
Euronext launches Spotlight Options on six Amsterdam companies
Euronext has launched Spotlight Options on six companies listed on its Amsterdam market: Telegraaf Media Groep, Sligro Food Group, Exact…
Liquidnet posts record quarter in Asia Pacific
Liquidnet saw record second quarter performance in Asia Pacific as the company benefited from strong demand across the region for safe…
Netagio launches first British Bitcoin, gold and sterling exchange
Netagio, the UK-based digital currency broker, has launched the first British exchange enabling retail customers and institutional…
10 Jul 2014
Neuberger Berman real estate group hires former Standard Life Investments portfolio manager… Asia hedge funds makes gains of 1.69 per cent in June…
Asian hedge funds returned an average of 1.69 per cent in June according to early estimates by index data provider Eurekahedge. That leaves…
Global Advisors launches world’s first regulator approved Bitcoin Investment Fund
Global Advisors Jersey Limited (GAJL) has secured regulatory approval from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) for a Bitcoin…