12 May 2014
Loan funds in Malta – Licensing and regulation
By Dr Charles Cassar, Malta – The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has recently clarified its position with respect to the…
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Cello Capital Management adds senior portfolio manager for agency MBS
Cello Capital Management, a mortgage-backed securities (MBS) investment manager, has appointed Nicholas Letica as a managing director and…
SunGard launches Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service
SunGard has the launched Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service, providing hedge funds with independently validated data and analytics to help…
11 May 2014
Former Gartmore star launches second UCITS fund… alternative UCITS return -0.37 per cent in April…
The UCITS Alternative Index Global ended April down 0.37 per cent to leave it slightly down for the year at -0.03 per cent, according to…
09 May 2014
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index down 0.7 per cent in April
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.7 per cent in April, with six out of 12 Lyxor Indices ending the month in positive…
European Court of Justice decision to result in EUR3bn tax refund for non-EU funds
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delivered a landmark ruling that will open the doors for investment funds based outside of the EU…
Man Group FUM rises to USD55bn
Funds under management (FUM) at Man Group IMS totalled USD55 billion at 31 March 2014, up from USD54.1 billion at the end of December 2013,…
Charles River expands trading solution for swaps with integrated SEF support
Charles River has enhanced electronic trading support for swap instruments by integrating workflows from Swap Execution Facilities (SEF) in…
Ken Goodreau joins FlowPoint Capital Partners as CIO
Ken Goodreau has joined FlowPoint Capital Partners as chief investment officer and portfolio manager.FlowPoint has also hired Nick Trotman…
Courant Capital Management offers products to external investors
New York City-based alternative asset manager Courant Capital Management has secured an asset allocation from an affiliate of a…
CFTC issues no-action letter for OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) has issued a time-limited no-action letter for OTC…
08 May 2014
Mixed results for hedge fund beta indices in April… US hedge funds look to Asia and airlines…
The Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices experienced mixed results in April with two of the six indices seeing positive returns, one…
IntercontinentalExchange launches 64 energy contracts
IntercontinentalExchange Group is to introduce 64 new energy futures and options contracts on 12 May, subject to the completion of…
Counterpoint Asian Macro fund reaches USD122m AUM
City Financial’s Asia Macro hedge fund, Counterpoint, has launched with over USD120m in assets, making it one of the largest Asian hedge…
John Riley quits as CFTC legislative affairs director
John Riley, the legislative affairs director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is leaving the agency this month after a 30-year…
