24 Sep 2013
Napier Park Global Capital opens DIFC office
Napier Park Global Capital, an alternative asset management firm, has expanded its business operations into the United Arab Emirates and is…
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Linedata strengthens real-time hedge fund portfolio management capability
Lindeata has strengthened its real-time hedge fund portfolio management offering with new intelligent data visualisation and portfolio…
GMEX appoints non-executive chairman and directors
Global Markets Exchange Group (GMEX), a new exchange focused on the launch of differentiated interest rate swap futures, has made a number…
FNEX launches online platform for alternative investments
FNEX has launched FNEX.com, an online marketplace for alternative investments, including placements in private companies, hedge funds and…
360 Trading Networks granted SEF temporary registration
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the application of 360 Trading Networks (360T) for temporary registration…
Kinetic Partners makes key compliance hires
Douglas Shulman and Scott Kelly have joined the New York office of Kinetic Partners. Shulman and Kelly have joined as director and…
BlueBay appoints head of emerging markets sovereign research
BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Graham Stock as head of emerging markets sovereign research with immediate effect. Based in London,…
23 Sep 2013
The AIFMD will not alter the success of UCITS, says Dexia's Fabrice Cuchet
For European asset management firm Dexia Asset Management, there’s no immediate hurry to become compliant under the newly introduced AIFM…
FIX Trading Community forms Global Post-Trade Working Group
FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body for global financial trading, has formed a Global Post-Trade Working…
Luxury industry – investing and innovating to meet future demand
Luxury will hardly ever be a sector where you can launch a brand and be instantly successful, say Scilla Huang Sun (pictured) and Andrea…
Should hedge funds advertise?
As the ban on hedge fund, private equity fund and venture capital fund "advertising" is set to lift on 23 September, most funds are…
Liquid Holdings releases new version of cloud-based hedge fund platform
Liquid Holdings Group has released version 3.5 of its cloud-based hedge fund platform, Liquid. “We purpose-built the Liquid platform for…
22 Sep 2013
New fund launches for Azimut Holding and Avoca Capital Holdings… Malta-based Calamatta Cuschieri converts its SICAV into a UCITS structure…
Azimut Holding has launched what is believed to be the first UCITS IV-compliant hybrid bonds funds in Europe. The fund – AZ Fund Hybrid…
20 Sep 2013
Prime brokers respond to shifting composition of the hedge fund industry
Faced with the challenges brought on by the shifts in the hedge fund industry and the changing regulatory landscape, prime brokers are…
BGC Partners granted SEF approval by CFTC
BGC Partners’ subsidiary BGC Derivative Markets has received temporary registration approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading…
