05 Nov 2013
Sidley Austin adds investment funds partner
Timothy A Spangler has joined Sidley Austin in Los Angeles as a partner and member of Sidley’s global investment funds, advisers and…
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Brownstone Investment Group expands municipal trading operation
Brownstone Investment Group, a fixed income investment firm, has expanded its municipal trading and electronic market making units with the…
SAC Capital to pay USD1.8bn fine over insider dealing charges
Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital has agreed to plead guilty to criminal insider trading charges and pay a USD1.8bn…
Aquis Exchange gets FCA MTF green light
Aquis Exchange, the proposed pan-European trading exchange, has received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to begin…
Credit Suisse LAB index up 1.65 per cent in October
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was up 1.65 per cent in October, according to Jordan Drachman, head of alternative…
Hedge fund manager Topturn Capital partners with pro surfer
Topturn Capital, a boutique investment management firm, is teaming up with professional surfer Joe Curren in a bid to take advantage of the…
04 Nov 2013
Assets to love and leave
Charles Hepworth (pictured), the investment director responsible for GAM’s DFM business, shares his insights into the various asset classes…
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe adds to credit fixed income team
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has expanded its credit fixed income sales and trading team with the appointment of Jose Contreras and David…
VIX futures trading volume up 72 per cent year-on-year
October trading volume in VIX futures totalled 4.19 million contracts, a 72 per cent increase from October 2012 and a 42 per cent increase…
Noonday Asset Management changes name to Farallon Capital
Noonday Asset Management will now operate under the name Farallon Capital. The name change unites Farallon Capital Management's global…
03 Nov 2013
Alternative UCITS enjoyed continued growth in Q3 according to Alceda… Neuberger Berman launches Absolute Return Multi-Strategy Fund
Neuberger Berman, one of the world’s leading asset managers, this week announced the launch of the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return…
01 Nov 2013
CBOE Holdings net income totals USD41m in Q3
CBOE Holdings has reported third quarter 2013 net income allocated to common stockholders of USD41.0m, or USD0.47 per diluted share,…
BATS Chi-X Europe welcomes initial customers to new trade reporting service
BATS Chi-X Europe, the pan-European recognised investment exchange, is in the process of on-boarding customers to BXTR, a suite of on- and…
TriOptima launches UTI pairing functionality for OTC derivative trades
TriOptima has launched a UTI (Unique Trade ID) pairing functionality to assist firms preparing for the European trade repository reporting…
Luxembourg now on a par with other domiciles
Luxembourg issued a clear signal of intent this year. Not only was the Grand Duchy one of the first EU Member States to implement the AIFM…
