21 Mar 2014
Buy side takes control of capital in new world of swaps, says TABB research
TABB Group estimates buy-side firms need to deposit approximately USD2trn in cash and other eligible assets at central counterparty…
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Bonaire enhances SaaS offering for asset managers
Bonaire, a Broadridge Financial Solutions company, has migrated its Software as a Service (SaaS) solution to the Broadridge hosting…
Robeco Group looking to accelerate growth
Robeco Group is planning to focus on growth in the coming years having finalised a revised strategy for the 2014-2018 period.Robeco been…
20 Mar 2014
Golvis Asia Fund returns 38 per cent in two months… Strauss-Kahn hedge fund aims to raise USD2 billion…
A Japan-focused multi-strategy hedge fund run by three former Goldman Sachs Group Inc managing directors returned 38 per cent in its first…
Nanes Balkany Partners supports Shelton Petroleum's increased offer for Petrogrand
New York-based activist hedge fund Nanes Balkany Partners I, a shareholder of Petrogrand AB, is supporting Shelton Petroleum's increased…
First Derivatives to deliver ‘next generation’ financial applications powered by Pivotal
First Derivatives (FD) is to use the Pivotal One platform to deliver “next-generation” financial applications to the capital markets…
Lyxor makes two senior US appointments
Lyxor Asset Management has made two senior management appointments in the US, which will take effect in early August 2014.Nathanaël…
NYSE Liffe sets daily volume record in FTSE 100 Index Futures
NYSE Liffe reached a daily volume record of 862,468 contracts in FTSE 100 Index futures on 18 March 2014.The previous record of 822,496…
Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services acquires Meridian Fund Services Group
Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services, a global asset administrator, has acquired Meridian Fund Services Group, a fund administrator with USD14bn of…
19 Mar 2014
Pantera to focus on Bitcoin investments
Pantera Capital Management, which was founded in 2003 to focus on global macro hedge fund investments, is to now focus its investment…
Crimea situation is an increasing source of risk for global economy
The geopolitical tensions surrounding the situation in Crimea, the Russian response and the consequent sanctions imposed by Western nations…
Grant Biggar joins Algomi as strategic advisor
Algomi, a provider of information-matching solutions to optimise fixed income liquidity, has named Grant Biggar as a strategic advisor,…
Barclay CTA Index up 1.03 per cent in February
Managed futures gained 1.03 per cent in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is up 0.39 per cent…
Investors moving toward a ‘risk-off’ position amid geopolitical unrest, says BoAML survey
Global investors are moving toward a ”risk-off” stance, taking on greater protection as the prospect of geopolitical instability grows,…
Maples Fund Services expands regulatory reporting service
Maples Fund Services has extended its regulatory reporting service to incorporate Annex IV reporting for AIFMD.The new offering will…
