20 Nov 2013
US Bancorp Fund Services acquires Quintillion
US Bancorp Fund Services has agreed to acquire Quintillion Limited, an Ireland-domiciled full-service hedge fund administrator.The…
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Purpose-built technology: modern tools for hunting alpha
Historically, two primary criteria have factored into hedge fund managers’ ability to attract new assets: performance and pedigree.Today,…
ILS emerges as an alternative asset class
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), chief executive of Guernsey Finance, explores how Guernsey’s investment and insurance expertise mean it is…
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe expands credit fixed income business
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has added to its credit fixed income sales and trading team with the appointment of Sara Simmons and Per Mortensen…
19 Nov 2013
Traiana Harmony’s CFD and equity swap network expands in Asia
Traiana’s Harmony network, the firm’s global product for equities swaps/CFD markets, is now live in the Asia Pacific region.The demand for…
EDHEC-Risk Institute adds five members to international advisory board
EDHEC-Risk Institute has appointed five new members to its international advisory board.The board brings together scholars, representatives…
Franklin Templeton and K2 Advisors launch multi-strategy liquid alternatives fund
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched its first multi-manager, multi-strategy mutual fund focused on alternative investment…
eVestment separate account and hedge fund data coming to Morningstar Direct
Morningstar is to make eVestment separate account and hedge fund data available to users of Morningstar Direct, the company's investment…
CBOE Short-term VIX index values now disseminated every 15 seconds
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has expanded the frequency for disseminating values on its recently created CBOE Short-term…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 1.80 per cent in October
Hedge funds gained 1.80 per cent in October, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is up 9.15 per…
Volante Technologies launches SWIFT Funds Migration Accelerator
Volante Technologies has launched its SWIFT Funds Migration Accelerator, which is designed to increase firms’ readiness to support ISO…
18 Nov 2013
MF Global to pay USD1bn to cover customer losses
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court consent Order against MF Global requiring it to pay…
BGC Partners launches European power desk
BGC Partners, a brokerage company servicing the wholesale financial and real estate markets, has launched a European power desk.Based in…
Neptune appoints James Cripps as non-executive director
Neptune Investment Management has appointed James Cripps, who recently retired as a partner in Slaughter and May, to its board of…
Asset managers in Japan shift to algorithmic trading, says survey
Asset management institutions in Japan are shifting to electronic trading, with 50 per cent using electronic trading and more than 75 per…
