09 Aug 2013
Commodity market increased in July amid improved economic indicators
Commodities were higher in July as fundamentals improved for some commodities, supported by positive macroeconomic data. Nelson Louie,…
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First API5 OTC term deal trades arranged through Marex Spectron
Global commodities and financial markets brokerage Marex Spectron Group has completed the arrangement of a term deal for Australian 5500NAR…
08 Aug 2013
UBS to pay USD50m to settle SEC charges of misleading CDO investors
UBS has agreed to pay nearly USD50m to settle SEC charges that it violated securities laws while structuring and marketing a collateralised…
Deutsche Bank expands foreign exchange investor sales team in North America
Gaurang Chadha is to join Deutsche Bank as a managing director within its foreign exchange investor sales team in North America. Chadha…
Equity hedge drives HFRI July gains on earnings and M&A
Hedge funds posted gains across equity hedge, event driven and relative value arbitrage strategies in July, as most strategies reversed…
Alceda applies for AIFM licence in Germany and Luxembourg
Alceda has applied for a licence as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) with Alceda Asset Management GmbH in Germany and Alceda…
Hedge funds make a comeback buoyed by US market… HFR indices reflect a positive July…
The possibility that hedge funds are making a comeback has been explored in the media recently, suggesting that investors are once again…
What Carney’s rate promise means for you
Interest rates look set to stay at record lows until 2016 following guidance in the Bank of England’s latest inflation report. However, new…
DTCC identifies greater systemic risk complexities to financial markets
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has identified a number of emerging trends that could potentially impact the…
SEC halts ex-Marine’s hedge fund fraud targeting fellow military
The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order to halt a hedge fund investment scheme by a former Marine…
Hedge fund investors redeemed USD8.6bn in June
Hedge fund flows went negative for the first time this year in June, according to estimates from BraclayHedge and Trim Tabs based on data…
INDOS Financial selects BDO for advisory and SOC1 ISAE 3402 assurance services
INDOS Financial, an independent Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) depositary business, has selected the accountancy…
07 Aug 2013
Liquidnet expands CMS to European members
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, has expanded its commission management services (CMS) to members in Europe. Since…
Carney is right to be cautious
Neil Williams (pictured), Chief Economist for Hermes’ Global Government & Inflation Bonds, on Bonk of England Governor Mark Carney’s…
NYSE Euronext global derivatives ADV up 3.2 per cent
NYSE Euronext has reported global derivatives average daily volume (ADV) of 6.4 million contracts, excluding Bclear, in July 2013, an…
