24 Oct 2013
Laurent Paulhac appointed chief executive of ICAP SEF
ICAP has appointed Laurent Paulhac as a managing director and chief executive of ICAP SEF (US), reporting to Michael Spencer, ICAP’s group…
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Asian hedge funds outperform and raise more assets than US & European peers… Highbridge looking to raise USD250m for new fund…
Asia’s budding hedge-fund industry is springing to life, attracting the most money this year since pre-global financial crisis and beating…
CFTC to publish reports delayed by government shutdown
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced an anticipated publication schedule for reports delayed by the recent US…
Advent Direct – Harnessing the power of technology to tackle data management challenges
By James Williams – Seemingly overnight fund administrators have had to deal with the complexities of enhanced regulation at a level never…
Abacus Group opens Dallas office after adding over 50 new funds
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has opened an office in Dallas to help support a…
Time synchronisation critical for trading firms to stay compliant and profitable in 2014
To successfully execute on complex trading strategies and to stay in compliance, a firm must know the exact time that events happen, such…
“People Alpha” is key factor in hedge fund performance, says Citi
Hedge funds that invest in people management register higher average investment returns than their peers, according to a survey from Citi…
Is there a better way to trade Swap Spreads?
More and more traders are discovering the capital savings they can receive by trading Swap Spreads using a CME-cleared Interest Rate Swap…
23 Oct 2013
There’s still value in stocks
The impressive gains made by equity markets this year have left valuations looking fuller than they were 12 months ago, says Dean Turner,…
Guernsey signs ‘FATCA’ agreement with the UK
Guernsey has signed an agreement with the UK on a package of tax measures designed to enhance the automatic tax information exchange…
BCS partners with ARQA to implement back-office automation software
BCS Prime Brokerage has partnered with ARQA Technologies to implement backQRT, ARQA’s automated back-office software. The multipurpose back…
Prudential Fixed Income to manage USD516m CLO
Prudential Fixed Income has been appointed as the collateral manager for the Dryden 30 Senior Loan Fund, a recently closed USD516.4m…
Omgeo partners with TriOptima and AcadiaSoft to streamline collateral management processes
Omgeo has partnered with TriOptima and AcadiaSoft to extend straight-through processing (STP) for users of Omgeo ProtoColl, its automated…
OVS appoints Sharma, promotes Blanco
Equity-focused, event-driven investment manager OVS Capital Management has added Nitin Sharma to its investment team and promoted Manuel…
Channel Capital launches event driven high yield fund
Channel Capital Advisors has launched a high yield catalyst fund, which aims to generate net returns of 10 to 12 per cent with low…
