18 Sep 2013
CFTC certifies futures contracts on CES China 120 Index and HSI Volatility Index
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) division of market oversight has issued a letter advising the Hong Kong Futures Exchange…
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Barclay CTA Index down 0.68 per cent in August
Managed futures lost 0.68 per cent in August, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is down 2.41 per cent…
Carey Olsen appoints head of litigation in the Cayman Islands
Carey Olsen has appointed Michael Makridakis as partner and head of litigation in the firm’s Cayman Islands office. Makridakis will assume…
Convergence launches new website
Convergence, a provider of data, tools and models to asset managers, investors and service providers, has launched a new website –…
17 Sep 2013
SEC charges 23 firms with short selling violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched enforcement actions against 23 firms for short selling violations.The agency is…
Former SEC official joins Stroock & Stroock & Lavan’s DC private funds practice
Law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan has appointed Tram N Nguyen as a partner in the firm’s private funds practice group. Nguyen is…
Towers Watson releases secular outlook based on thematic investing
Towers Watson has produced a thematic-based secular outlook designed to set out its Global Investment Committee’s (GIC) long-run…
Omgeo and DTCC team up to develop global hub for SSIs
Omgeo and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) are to establish a user-governed global repository to store and…
Harmonic Capital appoints MD of North American distribution
Harmonic Capital has appointed Robert B Fitzpatrick as managing director of North American distribution. Harmonic Capital, based in…
BNP Paribas Securities Services makes senior appointments in Asia Pacific
BNP Paribas has made several key appointments to strengthen its Securities Services franchise in Asia Pacific as it continues its expansion…
GAIN Capital appoints Jason Emerson as CFO
GAIN Capital, a provider of online trading services, has appointed Jason Emerson as its chief financial officer effective 1 October…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 0.54 per cent in August
Hedge funds lost 0.54 per cent in August, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index has a positive…
Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index down 0.54 per cent in August
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished down 0.54 per cent for the month of August, with six of the 10 sub-strategies in negative…
Omgeo CTM attracts 220 new clients in 2013
Omgeo’s Central Trade Manager (Omgeo CTM) community has grown by more than 17 per cent during 2013, with the addition of 220 investment…
S&P Capital IQ partners with Arista Networks to enhance DMA technology
S&P Capital IQ Real-Time Solutions has partnered with Arista Networks to provide its clients with advanced data transfer speeds and…
