26 Feb 2013
Newedge clears first OTC IRS swap on Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Multi-asset brokerage and clearing specialist Newedge has cleared its first OTC interest rate swap (IRS) contract. The transaction is also…
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Krusen selects HedgeMark as managed account platform provider
Krusen Capital Management, the New York-based SEC-registered investment adviser, has selected the HedgeMark Managed Account…
25 Feb 2013
The downgrade in credit rating was all but inevitable, as the British economy continues to flounder
Ruth Lea (pictured), Economic Adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group, discusses the downgrade to Britain’s debt rating, the latest public…
Torstone Technology expands Asian activity
Torstone Technology, a provider of securities and derivatives processing software to the global financial markets, is expanding its…
Saxo Bank launches SaxoMT4 platform for MetaTrader users
Online multi-asset investment specialist Saxo Bank is re-launching its MetaTrader 4 (MT4) platform with a new name, SaxoMT4. SaxoMT4…
Alt assets to hit all-time high in 2013, says Deutsche Bank survey
Hedge fund investors expect continued growth in 2013, and are predicting alternative investment industry AUM to reach an all time high of…
Carlyle reports USD0.49 per common unit in distributable earnings in Q4
The Carlyle Group has reported USD0.49 per common unit in distributable earnings in Q4 2012 and USD1.39 per common unit in distributable…
Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co launches charity initiative
Alternative investment firm Bernheim, Dreyfus & Co has partnered with the French Foundation for Disabled (APSH 34), a charitable…
Emerging markets hedge funds position for currency volatility
Emerging markets hedge funds posted strong gains to conclude 2012, which continued through early 2013, as stimulus measures in developed…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 3.96 per cent for February
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for February 2013 measured 3.96 per cent, up from 2.04 per cent in January. "Year-to-date…
24 Feb 2013
Simmons & Simmons advises on Natixis OEIC… Crispen Odey to launch Odey Swan fund…
Crispen Odey is planning to launch a multi-asset fund – Odey Swan fund – next month, investing in equities, bonds and currencies, reported…
22 Feb 2013
Woori Absolute Partners and NewAlpha in joint seed investment with Mosaic Asset Management
Woori Absolute Partners (WAP), the Singapore-based alternative investment platform of Woori Investment & Securities (WIS), and NewAlpha…
EEX cancels EUA auction
The European Energy Exchange (EEX), in its capacity of the transitional auction platform for the Federal Republic of Germany, has cancelled…
CFTC charges NYMEX and former employees over disclosure of customer information
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action charging the New York Mercantile Exchange (CME NYMEX)…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 2.07 per cent in January
Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished January up 2.07 per cent, with nine out of 10 strategies…
