14 Apr 2014
Panel discussion to provide expert advice to emerging hedge fund managers and start-ups
Hedge fund service providers Liquid Holdings Group, Marcum, and Apex Fund Services are due to present the second in a series of hedge fund…
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GEMS Group acquires Kenmar-Olympia
Absolute return manager GEMS Groups has received legal and regulatory approval for its acquisition of Kenmar-Olympia.Following the merger…
11 Apr 2014
FORT Management expands operations and opens New York office
Investment firm FORT Management has expanded its operations and opened a new office in New York.Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland the firm was…
Strong start for CBOE short-term volatility index options
First-day trading volume for CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index options with weekly expirations totalled an estimated 3,134 contracts,…
Guernsey holds ILS Insight event in Zurich
Experts from across the insurance linked securities (ILS) asset class are coming together to discuss the industry’s pressing issues at a…
Tullet Prebon expands into bankruptcy claims business
Interdealer broker Tullett Prebon’s alternative investments team has launched a service to manage the sale of bankruptcy claims on the…
AIMA appoints three council directors
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has appointed three new directors to…
Eurex Clearing publishes study on capital efficiencies of central clearing
Eurex Clearing has published a study looking at maximising capital and cost efficiency through an integrated cross-product central…
Ardsley Partners US Equity UCITS Fund launched on MontLake UCITS Platform
The Ardsley Partners US Equity UCITS Fund has launched on ML Capital’s Montlake UCITS platform.Ardsley Partners is a long-short equity…
Gar Wood Securities promotes Craig Gantar to SVP and sales manager
Gar Wood Securities has promoted industry veteran Craig Gantar to senior vice president and sales manager. Gantar has over 15 years of…
10 Apr 2014
Hedge funds up 1.05 per cent in Q1… Hedge funds attract USD30bn in Q1…
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 1.05 per cent in Q1 of this year even as hedge funds recorded another month of negative returns in…
CFTC issues ‘no-action letter’ for swaps trading on EU multilateral trading facilities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Divisions of Market Oversight (DMO) and Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO)…
Power market participants face lack of transparency in German CHP plant production
Genscape has published a white paper addressing what factors have led to the lack of transparency in German Combined Heat & Power (CHP)…
Investment funds partner Allison joins Walkers
Jason Allison has joined Walkers’ Cayman Islands office as a partner in the global investment funds group.Allison, an offshore investment…
Hedge fund age greater factor in performance than size, says eVestment
Age appears to be a greater factor in relative hedge fund performance than size, according to a report by eVestment.The report, Impact of…
