16 Sep 2013
BlueBay Asset Management strengthens alternative business
BlueBay Asset Management, a manager of fixed income and alternative investments, has appointed Richard Blake as director, sales –…
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Avoca launches UCITS Convertible Bond Fund
Avoca Capital has launched a long-only convertible bond fund, Avoca Convertible Select Global, a UCITS compliant Luxembourg SICAV offering…
FIX Trading Community publishes updated bonds and swaps guidelines
FIX Trading Community, the non-profit industry-driven financial trading standards body, has published updated guidelines for the electronic…
Apex launches capital introduction service
Apex Fund Services has marked its 10 year anniversary with the launch of its latest service, Apex Capital Introduction Services (Apex…
NYC money manager charged with defrauding investors and lying to SEC examiners
The SEC has charged the owner of a New York-based investment advisory firm with defrauding investors while grossly exaggerating the amount…
SwapEx, GFI and MarketAxess granted temporary SEF registration by CFTC
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the applications of SwapEx, GFI Swaps Exchange and MarketAxess SEF Corporation for…
Hedge fund attorney Lindi Beaudreault joins Murphy & McGonigle
Hedge fund attorney Lindi Beaudreault has joined Murphy & McGonigle as a partner in its New York office. Beaudreault (pictured) joins…
Commodity market increased in August amid improved macroeconomic environment
Commodities were higher in August as China's growth outlook improved and the risk of the US Federal Reserve tightening remained uncertain,…
Omni Partners launches Omni Event Fund
Omni Partners has launched an event-driven fund, the Omni Event Fund, which began trading on 1 September with USD86m of initial capital and…
15 Sep 2013
China to allow hedge funds to raise money and invest overseas
Six hedge fund groups are to be allowed to raise up to USD50m each in China and invest it overseas, according to an unconfirmed report in…
AIFMD might help to simplify UCITS, according to chief executive of Schroder Investment Management… Zadig Gestion launches Active Risk Parity Fund…
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has added a euro-hedged share class for its db x-trackers MSCI World Index UCITS exchange-traded…
13 Sep 2013
No changes to STI after quarterly review
The constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will be unchanged following the conclusion of its quarterly review. The STI reserve list,…
Walkers expands HK presence
Mark Cummings has joined Walkers’ Hong Kong office, strengthening the firm’s position as a Pan-Asian provider of offshore legal…
Hedge funds take in USD8.2bn in July
The hedge fund industry took in a net USD8.2bn (0.4 per cent of assets) in July, reversing a USD8.9bn outflow in June, according to…
Hedge fund launches steady as US eases marketing restrictions, says HFR
Hedge fund launches and liquidations both declined modestly in the second quarter, as US regulators eased restrictions on the marketing of…
