26 Sep 2013
CFTC approves Tullett Prebon’s swap execution facility
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted temporary registration of Tullett Prebon’s swap execution facility (SEF), tpSEF…
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Costa joins Milbank’s leverage finance group in London
In a further expansion of its leveraged finance practice, Milbank has appointed Laetitia Costa as special counsel based in the firm’s…
Schroders launches Avoca Credit strategy on GAIA platform
Schroders is to add another externally-managed fund to its Schroder GAIA platform, Schroder GAIA Avoca Credit – a fundamental credit long…
HedgeCo selects Cognito to provide marketing and communication services
HedgeCo has selected Cognito to provide a range of marketing and communications services for hedge funds.The HedgeCo-Cognito Premium…
Hedgebay launches electronic settlement service for hedge fund secondary market
Hedgebay Trading has launched an electronic settlement service for the hedge fund secondary market. The new electronic functionality will…
Q2 GDP figures indicate increasing confidence in UK economy
Gautam Batra, Chief Investment Officer, Signia Wealth, comments on the UK’s Q2 GDP figures… The upward trajectory of growth for 2013…
Christopher Lovgren appointed global head of loan syndication at Natixis
Christopher Lovgren has been appointed global head of loan syndication at Natixis in London. Lovgren will report to Alain Gallois, global…
CFTC charges ICAP with manipulation of Yen LIBOR
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has brought and settled charges against ICAP Europe Limited for manipulation and…
New York Life Investments to acquire Dexia Asset Management
New York Life Investments is to acquire full ownership of Dexia Asset Management – an international asset manager with approximately…
25 Sep 2013
Robert Aspinall and Martin O’Regan join Intertrust
Intertrust has expanded its fiduciary team with Rob Aspinall joining as director, fiduciary services in the Cayman Islands and Martin…
New analytics improve accuracy of predicting daily stock returns, says CMCRC
Models that aim to predict daily stock returns perform better when they combine text data and financial quantitative data, according to…
Palmer Square Capital Management closes second CLO fund in 2013
Palmer Square Capital Management, a provider of structured credit, corporate credit and hedge fund strategies, has closed on its second…
CFTC issues time limited no-action letter for LCH.Clearnet and its clearing members
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s division of clearing and Risk (DCR) has issued a time limited no-action letter for LCH.Clearnet…
Mark Ibbotson joins GHF as group chief executive
GH Financials Group (GHF), an independent clearing firm for exchange-traded derivatives, has appointed Mark Ibbotson as group chief…
24 Sep 2013
Houlihan Lokey launches illiquid financial asset practice
Houlihan Lokey, the international investment bank, has launched a practice focused on intermediating illiquid financial assets on a global…
