04 Oct 2012
Asian billion-dollar club shrinks, Harcourt Investment Consulting appoints Claire Liou…
Hong Kong and Singapore have suffered a reverse of fortunes as they compete with New York and London as major centres for the world’s…
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SGX’s MSCI Indonesia Index Futures Contract certified for offer to US investors
On 15 August the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading (SGX) requested an expedited Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) review of…
CFE postpones launch date for S&P 500 Variance Futures
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) has temporarily postponed the launch of S&P 500 Variance futures, originally scheduled to begin on 4…
Kinetic Partners hires Kim Frisinger in Hong Kong
Kim Frisinger has been appointed director at Kinetic Partners and will be joining the Hong Kong team to develop the firm’s forensic…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.47 per cent in September
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.47 per cent in September as five of the seven index component strategies…
Benchmark Plus launches long-short equity tracking fund
Benchmark Plus, a USD1.6bn fund of funds has launched a long/short equity tracking fund with an unusual "fee reserve" and clawback…
The Carlyle Group buys 55 per cent stake in Vermillion Asset Management
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has purchased a 55 per cent stake in Vermillion Asset Management, a New York-based commodities…
03 Oct 2012
Maples Fund Services launches MaplesFS Connect risk dashboard
Maples Fund Services has expanded its hedge fund capabilities with the launch of a MaplesFS Connect risk dashboard that will complement the…
SHFA appoints two industry veterans to International Advisory Council
The Shanghai Hedge Fund Association (SHFA) has appointment industry veterans, Anthony D’Silva and Christian Stoiber, as members of its…
IndexIQ to launch new hedge fund replication ETF
IndexIQ is to launch its latest hedge fund replication exchange-traded fund on 4 October on the NYSE Arca. The IQ Hedge Market Neutral…
Neonet adds Greek and Turkish equity markets to execution services
Neonet has added two markets to its execution services offering to further strengthen its coverage of European equities – Athens Stock…
LME reports record volumes for September 2012
The London Metal Exchange (LME) experienced record volumes in September, with 14.09 million lots traded. Average daily volume is up 8.5 per…
Sciens launches Citi Capital Advisors (CCA) Event Driven Fund
Sciens Fund of Funds Management, part of the Sciens Capital Management Group and provider of single- and multi-strategy funds of hedge…
Credit Suisse LAB Index up 0.59 per cent in September
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative (LAB) Index was up 0.59 per cent in September according to Jordan Drachman, head of research for…
Jersey Corporate Services launches business development service
Jersey Corporate Services (JCS) has launched an outsourced business development service called Prospect. The new services, which aims to…
