06 Mar 2013
PhillipCapital opens direct market access to India’s National Stock Exchange
PhillipCapital India has deployed Orc Access to meet the growing market demand for low-latency connectivity in India. PhillipCapital has…
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Credit Suisse LAB Index down 0.16 per cent in February
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was down 0.16 per cent in February, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of…
05 Mar 2013
Consultants behind the curve in Ucits hedge fund sector, says Alix Capital survey
Thirty eight per cent of respondents believe investment consultants are behind the curve when it comes to advising their clients on the…
MarketAxess completes acquisition of Xtrakter
MarketAxess, the operator of an electronic trading platform for US and European corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of…
Ruddock to retire as CEO of Lansdowne Partners
Sir Paul Ruddock is to retire as chief executive officer of Lansdowne Partners, the London-based stock-picking hedge fund he co-founded in…
Carbon constraints could negatively impact global oil sector
An increasingly carbon-constrained world could pose formidable challenges for the global oil sector, according to a report by Standard…
Edhec-Risk Institute study highlights inefficiency of Asian stock market indices
In a study entitled “Assessing the Quality of Asian Stock Market Indices”, researchers at Edhec-Risk Institute have found that all 10…
Walkers named Best Offshore Law Firm in Hedgeweek Awards
Law firm Walkers’ hedge fund team has been named top provider of offshore legal services by readers of Hedgeweek, one of the key…
HedgeMark launches educational breakfast series
HedgeMark International has hosted the first of its newly launched “Meet the Managers” series at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.The…
04 Mar 2013
Principal Global Investors to acquire majority stake in Liongate Capital Management
Principal Global Investors is to acquire a 55 per cent stake in Liongate Capital Management (Liongate), a global alternative investment…
Bernheim Dreyfus receives Hedgeweek’s “Best European Absolute Return Manager” award
Hedgeweek has named Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co as the “Best European Absolute Return Manager” in 2012. The award was presented during a…
Dillon Eustace appoints partner to Cayman office
Dillon Eustace has appointed Derbhil O'Riordan as a partner for its recently established Cayman Islands office. O'Riordan (pictured)…
SEI to provide operational outsourcing for Sciens Alternative Investments
SEI has been selected by Sciens Alternative Investments, part of the Sciens Capital Management Group, to provide operational outsourcing…
Systematic traders can test the efficacy of new strategies
Interview with Rob Lane – “Our proposition revolves around market data and trading infrastructure. We can supply market data via…
If you’re driving a Porsche on the Autobahn, make sure you’ve got the right brakes
By James Williams – Last year witnessed an anticipated record high in quantitative (algorithmic) fund launches. As reported by the…
