19 Aug 2013
Warsaw Stock Exchange and Aquis Exchange become business partners
Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), the largest exchange in Central Europe, and Aquis Exchange, the proposed pan-European equities trading…
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BCS Prime Brokerage launches fastest trading connection between London and Moscow
BCS Prime Brokerage has launched the fastest ultra low latency data line yet between London and the Russian Exchange in Moscow. The…
Conifer Group adds key personnel in New York
The Conifer Group, a provider of fund administration, middle office, trading and prime brokerage services to the hedge fund industry, has…
AcenciA NAV up 5.3 per cent in first half
Closed ended investment company AcenciA Debt Strategies has reported a net asset value (NAV) per share at 30 June 2013 of 107.03p (taking…
18 Aug 2013
Aquila Capital hires new senior fund manager… Polar Capital prepares to launch global convertible bond UCITS…
Polar Capital is preparing to launch a convertible bond fund reported FTadviser this week. The Polar Capital Global Convertibles fund will…
The successful evolution of the SEC
By Douglas Shulman, Director, Regulatory Compliance, Kinetic Partners – The Madoff fraud was a turning point for the regulatory environment…
16 Aug 2013
Meridian Fund Services Group appoints chief executive
Meridian Fund Services Group has appointed Fergus Healy as chief executive, effective 15 August 2013. Healy was most recently at JP Morgan…
SS&C GlobeOp opens Luxembourg office
SS&C GlobeOp has expanded its European presence with a new Luxembourg office. SS&C GlobeOp supports diverse fund structures across…
Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.88 per cent in July
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.88 per cent for the month of July, with six of the 10 sub-strategies recording positive…
Consumer demand for gold up 53 per cent led by growth in China and India
Recent falls in the gold price have generated significant increases in demand, most notably from consumers in China and India – by far the…
Barclay CTA Index down 0.57 per cent in July
Managed futures lost 0.57 per cent in July, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is down 1.58 per cent…
SEC charges two JP Morgan traders with fraudulently overvaluing investments to conceal losses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two former traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co with overvaluing investments in…
RPM and Privium to offer a basket of ‘Evolving’ CTAs in The Netherlands
CTA specialist RPM and asset manager Privium Fund Management are set to launch a new fund for Dutch investors. The “Evolving CTA Fund”…
15 Aug 2013
Investors allocate USD3bn to Asia in Q2… positive July boosts fund performance…
Investors poured another USD3 billion to Asian hedge funds in the second quarter, with a particular emphasis on equity strategies and…
Eze Software expands mobile platform with RealTick UltraLite
Eze Software Group has released RealTick UltraLite, a mobile trading platform for Apple, Android and web browsers that extends the…
