25 Jun 2014
Barclay CTA Index gains 0.87 per cent in May
Managed futures gained 0.87 per cent in May, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is now up 0.21 per cent…
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US CFTC appoints deputy director and chief counsel of the division of enforcement
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Gretchen Lowe as principal deputy director and chief counsel in the…
24 Jun 2014
Hedge funds increasing long energy bets
Oil future prices for Brent rose above USD115/bbl on 19 June, the highest level of the past five years.This is taking place on the back of…
Stenham expands business development team
Stenham Asset Management has appointed Gary Rynhoud as global head of business development, while Lydia Carroll has assumed the position of…
SEC charges hedge fund advisory firm over scheme to misuse investor proceeds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Florida-based hedge fund advisory firm and its founder with fraudulently…
Time for asset management industry to shine, says KPMG report
Opportunities abound for the global asset management industry as the shrinking of the banking sector has thrust asset management to the…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index adds 1.16 per cent in May
Hedge funds gained 1.16 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is up 2.35 per cent…
All change please
Simon Gergel (pictured), CIO for UK Equities at Allianz Global Investors, highlights the consequences of the recent addition of 29 new…
Harbinger Group offers to acquire Central Garden & Pet Company
Harbinger Group, the publicly traded holding company run by hedge fund manager Philip A Falcone, is offering to acquire, directly or…
ULLINK to acquire NYFIX and Metabit from Intercontinental Exchange
ULLINK, a provider of electronic trading solutions and connectivity to the financial community, is to acquire NYFIX and Metabit from NYSE…
SGSS launches European UCITS management company solution for asset managers
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has launched ManCo by SGSS, a management company solution to assist asset managers seeking…
Napier Park Global Capital moves to new HQ
Napier Park Global Capital, a USD6 billion global alternative asset management firm, has moved into new headquarters in New York City at…
New funding for global sovereigns promotes strategic asset allocation to EMs and alts
Emerging markets – including Latin America, Africa and China – continue to be the winners of new global sovereign flow, despite a…
23 Jun 2014
SYZ & CO opens Dubai representative office
Banque SYZ & CO has opened a representative office in Dubai aimed at a clientele of institutional and private investors in the Gulf…
Gibraltar strengthens corporate governance as guidance is endorsed by the FSC
The Corporate Governance Code set up by the Gibraltar Funds & Investments Association (GFIA) has been adopted into the regulatory…
