28 May 2013
Tim Keast to leave Clayton Euro Risk
Tim Keast, chief executive of Clayton Euro Risk, a subsidiary of Clayton Holdings, is to leave the company at the end of June. Keast…
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Ashburton launches Africa Equity Opportunities Fund
Ashburton has launched the Africa Equity Opportunities Fund with a strategy focused on targeting undervalued listed African equities…
Understanding deliverable swap futures
By CME Group – With the Dodd-Frank clearing mandate underway, market participants are looking for more capital efficient alternatives for…
EDHEC-Risk Institute and CACEIS launch research chair on risk assessment and performance reporting
CACEIS and EDHEC-Risk Institute have created a new research chair entitled “New Frontiers in Risk Assessment and Performance…
AIMA highlights areas for deeper coordination of OTC derivatives regulations
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the hedge fund industry association, has produced a paper that highlights the key…
OTC Markets Group and Exchange Data International launch OTC Corporate Actions Data Service
OTC Markets Group, an operator of financial marketplaces for 10,000 US and global securities, and Exchange Data International (EDI), a…
Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index down 1.80 per cent in April
The Scotiabank Canadian Hedge Fund Index ended April 2013 down 1.80 per cent on an asset weighted basis and 0.70 per cent on an equal…
27 May 2013
Three members join EDHEC-Risk Institute’s international advisory board
Three new members have joined EDHEC-Risk Institute’s international advisory board, which brings together scholars, representatives of…
Eurex to roll-out its Euribor Futures initiative
The international derivatives marketplace Eurex Exchange is to start a new initiative to increase the attractiveness of its short-term…
CBOE begins disseminating volatility index on CME's 10-year US Treasury Note options contract
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and CME Group have begun disseminating values for a new volatility benchmark index using futures…
26 May 2013
Lyxor extends physically replicated ETF range… FTSE Group licenses four additional indices to Vanguard
London remains Europe’s leading hedge fund capital, helped by the proliferation of UCITS-compliant hedge funds according to a new report by…
24 May 2013
Dermot F Smurfit appointed chairman of the ML Capital Group
ML Capital has appointed Dr Dermot F Smurfit as chairman of the ML Capital Group of Companies, effective 23 April 2013. Cyril Delamare,…
23 May 2013
OTC clearing: Phase two of swaps clearing for Dodd-Frank is only weeks away
New global rules for OTC derivatives have been implemented in the US and are imminent in Europe that will have significant long-term…
EM hedge funds hit record… Credit Suisse takes No2 prime broker spot in Asia…
Emerging markets hedge funds recorded total investments of USD151 billion, after accumulating over USD1.8 billion during the first quarter…
Rasini Fairway takes flagship fund onshore
Rasini Fairway Capital has redomiciled its Stafford SICAV – Global Equity Fund to Luxembourg in a UCITS regulated format using the Alceda…
