22 Feb 2013
AMG opens office in Zurich
Asset management company Affiliated Managers Group has expanded its European distribution capabilities by opening an office in Zurich,…
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Eurex Exchange lists four new MSCI index derivatives
The international derivatives marketplace Eurex Exchange will start listing new derivatives on global MSCI indices on 11 March. From this…
21 Feb 2013
Asian shares fall on hedge fund liquidation talk…
Asian shares fell and the Australian dollar eased on Thursday as sentiment was shaken by talk across global markets that a hedge fund had…
BlueBay Asset Management appoints sales director for Nordics
BlueBay Asset Management, a specialist manager of fixed income and alternative investments, has appointed Staffan Kampe as director of…
Sequestration looming
Joanna Shatney (pictured), Head of US Large Cap Equities, gives her views on the upcoming sequestration in the US…We are now just a few…
Hedge Funds Care plans 15th Annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit
The 15th Annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit will take place on 7 March 2013 at Cipriani 42nd Street in the heart of…
ConvergEx Group's Eze Castle Software achieves record growth in 2012
ConvergEx Group’s order management system, the Eze OMS, has achieved a third consecutive year of record-setting growth. New Eze OMS…
ICMA publishes legal documentation in support of Russian repo market.
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA), a trade body for the international debt capital markets, has published a legal opinion…
DTCC begins electronic testing of ISO 20022 messages for distribution events
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) corporate actions pilot programme has begun systemic client testing of ISO 20022…
AIMA appoints deputy chairmen
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has appointed two deputy chairmen from its…
20 Feb 2013
SIX terminates Scoach cooperation contract
Scoach, the joint trading platform for structured products in Switzerland and Germany operated by SIX Swiss Exchange and Deutsche Börse, is…
ICAP launches i-Swap in the US
ICAP has launched i-Swap, its electronic interest rate derivative platform in the US for trading of US Dollar interest rate swaps (IRS).…
Isle of Man sets new standard in tax transparency
The Isle of Man Government has set a new standard in tax transparency by agreeing the main details of an automatic information exchange…
IntraLinks launches Investor Portals for alternative fund managers
IntraLinks has launched a cloud-based investor communication platform, IntraLinks Investor Portals, designed to allow hedge funds, private…
Hedge funds made strong gains in January, says Edhec-Risk
All bar two of the 13 Edhec-Risk Alternative Indices produced positive returns in January, with only short-selling (-4.92 per cent) and…
