19 Jun 2013
China still has much to offer investors
China’s growth may have declined in recent years. but the country still has much to offer investors, says Jean Médecin, a member of…
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Eurex Clearing’s Lending CCP to extend covered markets and service scope
Eurex Clearing has extended the product and service scope of its Lending CCP, Europe’s first central counterparty (CCP) service for the…
Barclay CTA Index down 1.31 per cent in May
Managed futures lost 1.31 per cent in May, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index remains up 0.61 per cent…
TORA appoints Brian Tafaro to support business growth
TORA, a provider of trading technology and financial services, has appointed Brian Tafaro as managing director and co-head of TORA…
SAIL Advisors’ Lim sees opportunities in Japanese consumption stocks
Asian hedge funds have rediscovered their mojo this year. For the first quarter of 2013, Asian hedge funds were up 5.68 per cent, according…
Franklin Templeton completes purchase of equity stake in alternatives specialist Pelagos Capital
Franklin Resources, which operates as Franklin Templeton Investments, has acquired the remaining 80 per cent stake of alternative…
18 Jun 2013
Jersey based Ashburton to become part of South African parent’s new investment business
Ashburton (Jersey) Limited is to form the international arm of a new asset manager that will become the fourth financial services franchise…
Hedge fund manager Shepherd pleads guilty to fraud
North Carolina hedge fund manager James Alexander Shepherd has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he defrauded investors of…
Mixed May performance for Newedge indices
The Newedge Trend Index fell 3.65 per cent in May, relinquishing some of the gains from March and April. The Newedge Short-Term Trading…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 1.06 per cent in May
Hedge funds gained 1.06 per cent in May, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 5.87 per cent…
Abacus Group launches FlexDrive
Abacus Group has launched FlexDrive, a file-hosting service that allows hedge funds and private equity firms to securely share and transfer…
Eurex Exchange lists MSCI emerging markets index derivatives
The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange will introduce the second tranche of derivatives on global MSCI indices on 1…
Saucier to head Celoxica’s new business development in the US
Celoxica, a provider of ultra-low latency market data, order entry and pre-trade risk solutions, has hired Diane Saucier to head its…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.42 per cent in May
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.42 per cent in May with six of the 10 sub strategies recording positive…
Lyxor launches a pure merger arbitrage fund on its alternative UCITS platform
Lyxor Asset Management has launched the Lyxor/Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund, a new UCITS-compliant vehicle designed to give access to a…
