07 Aug 2013
Orb appoints Brad Baker to consulting team
Orb, a boutique employee benefits and workplace pensions consultancy that specialises in working with hedge funds and their suppliers, has…
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Dexia AUM stable at EUR72.7bn
Dexia Asset Management’s half year activity report shows that assets under management remained stable, standing at EUR72.7bn as of 30 June…
Perella Weinberg Partners to launch global macro alternative investment strategy
Perella Weinberg Partners is to launch the PWP Global Macro Strategy, a highly liquid global macro strategy investing in equity indices,…
HFA adds high-net-worth expert Hannah Shaw Grove to advisory board
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed wealth consultant Hannah Shaw Grove to its high-net-worth advisory board. Shaw Grove…
CFTC issues amendment regarding large notional off-facility swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) division of market oversight has issued an amendment to CFTC No-Action Letter No 13-48,…
Multiplicity awarded EUR340m realisation mandate by large European bank
Multiplicity Partners has been appointed exclusive advisor by a major European bank to manage the realisation of a EUR340 million portfolio…
eVestment launches attribution platform
eVestment, a provider of institutional investment data intelligence and analytic solutions, has launched an attribution platform offering…
06 Aug 2013
Obama should follow UK's lead on investment in Africa
Jamie Allsopp (pictured), Fund Manager at Insparo Asset Management believes US president Barack Obama should follow the UK’s lead on…
Smonik adds 24/7 support for client straight-through reconciliation services
Smonik Investment Systems, a provider of integrated back-office solutions for the investment management community, has added 24/7 support…
ATT Management launches Algorithm Trading Technologies Fund
ATT Management, a Gibraltar-based algorithmic trading manager, has launched its flagship fund Algorithm Trading Technologies PCC Ltd. The…
HFA appoints Garrido and Baquiran as co-directors of LatAm chapter
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed Juan Garrido and Les Baquiran as co-directors of the association’s LatAm chapter following…
Aquila Capital appoints Dorothee Goerz as senior fund manager
Alternative asset manager Aquila Capital has appointed Dorothee Goerz as senior fund manager. Goerz will be based at Aquila Capital’s…
05 Aug 2013
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index up 1.67 per cent in July
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index was up 1.67 per cent in July, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta…
SEC rules to increase protections for investors’ assets held by broker-dealers
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted rules designed to substantially increase protections for investors who turn their money…
CBOE Holdings reports all-time record quarterly results for Q2 2013
CBOE Holdings has reported second quarter 2013 net income allocated to common stockholders of USD45.5m, or USD0.52 per diluted share,…
