01 Oct 2012
Avalon Lake Partners expands compliance offering
Avalon Lake Partners has appointed Harris Bogner, an attorney and compliance expert, to head its compliance services group. Bogner’s role…
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EEX to launch German Emission Allowances auctions
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is to launch the primary market auctions of Emission Allowances for the third trading period on behalf…
Bedell Cristin makes senior hire to strengthen BVI expertise
Bedell Cristin has appointed Valerie Georges-Thomas to head up the firm’s British Virgin Islands office. Georges-Thomas (pictured) was…
BI-SAM appoints new board of directors
BI-SAM Technologies, a provider of data management, performance, attribution, risk, GIPS and reporting solutions for the asset management…
CFTC designates trueEX as a contract market
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the application of trueEX for designation as a contract market. trueEX is organised…
Alpha Strategic appoints Alistair McKay as chief executive
Alpha Strategic, an investment company focused on acquiring minority interests in fund management businesses, has appointed Alistair McKay…
SS&C acquires Gravity Financial
SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has acquired full-service fund…
FSA bans Swiss fund manager and two former Cantor Fitzgerald traders for market abuse
The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) has directed the Financial Services Authority to fine Stefan Chaligné, a Swiss-based hedge…
Edhec-Risk Institute and CFA Institute offer Advances in Equity Portfolio Construction seminar
Edhec-Risk Institute and CFA Institute are reinforcing their executive education partnership (initiated in 2008 with the Advances in Asset…
Maples and Calder global managing partner appointed to AIMA Council
Maples and Calder’s global managing partner, Henry Smith, has been appointed to the global Council of the Alternative Investment Management…
30 Sep 2012
State Street celebrates 3rd anniversary of fixed income fund, Dechert reports on possible ASEAN funds passport…
Assets of the Matrix Lazard Opportunities Fund have merged with the newly created Dublin-domiciled Lazard Opportunities Fund following the…
28 Sep 2012
CFTC charges Eric Schmickle and Q Wealth Management over USD5.3m commodity futures fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Wisconsin resident Eric N Schmickle and his…
Xetra Bonds to offer continuous trading for bonds
With effect from 1 October, bond trading on Xetra will be expanded to include over 2,000 international government and corporate bonds and…
Pacific Fund Systems launches automated Form PF solution
Pacific Fund Systems has included an automated Form PF solution in the latest release of its PFS-PAXUS fund accounting and share registry…
AIMA forms new global governing council
The Alternative Investment Management Association, the global hedge fund industry association, has formed a new AIMA Council, its board of…
