04 Feb 2014
SEC charges Bermudian investment adviser and principal for illegal short selling
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a civil injunctive action against Revelation Capital Management and its principal,…
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Kinetic Partners is first firm to be granted internal AIFM licence by CSSF
Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm, is the first advisory and consulting group to be granted AIFM licensing by the…
Calypso interfaces to DTCC GTR for EMIR reporting
Calypso Technology has released an interface to the DTCC’s global trade repository service (GTR) for EMIR (European Markets Infrastructure…
Healthcare equity long/short team added to Mariner Incubation Platform
Mariner Investment Group has named Robert Hodgson and Michael Oberdorf to run a global healthcare long/short equity portfolio on the…
All six Market Vectors hedge fund beta indices down in January
All six of Market Vectors’ investable hedge fund beta indices returned negative performance in January.The MV Emerging Markets L/S Equity…
Research will be paid from management fees, say European equity buy-side firms
European equity buy-side firms are struggling to pay for research by order flow alone, with nearly two-thirds saying research will…
Akre Capital hires head of strategic planning and client services
Akre Capital Management has appointed Daniel Leger as head of strategic planning and client services. With extensive alternative investment…
The Conifer Group and Vastardis Capital Services combine to form global fund admin firm
The Conifer Group and Vastardis Capital Services have signed a definitive merger agreement to combine their respective businesses.The newly…
Lyxor Asset Management: The solution-driven approach to hedge fund investing
“We are a centre of expertise for hedge fund investments,” states Jean-Marc Stenger, CIO for Alternative Investments at Lyxor. “When…
Turnover at Deutsche Börse’s cash markets at EUR124.9bn in January
Order book turnover on Xetra, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Tradegate stood at EUR124.9bn in January 2014, up from EUR94.6bn in January…
Hedge fund lawyer Steven Whittaker joins London office of Schulte Roth & Zabel
Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) has added Steven Whittaker as a partner in the investment management group, resident in the firm's London…
ConceptONE RegERM platform completes first AIFMD Annex IV filing
ConceptONE has completed one of the first Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Annex IV transparency reports. The new…
BNP Paribas Securities Services launches depositary banking business in Switzerland
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a global custodian with nearly USD8trn in assets under custody, has expanded its depositary banking…
03 Feb 2014
Ei-3 Top Performers Index outperforms the field
The Ei-3 Top Performers Index is a new, investable hedge fund benchmark designed to reflect alternative and diversified hedge fund…
80 Capital opens Helium strategy to investors
Quantitative hedge fund manager 80 Capital has opened its Helium strategy to external investors following a 23-month trading run and the…
