04 Sep 2012
NYSE Liffe to list Russell Europe SMID 300 Index Futures on Bclear
NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, is to list futures contracts on the Russell Europe SMID 300 Index on its…
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Ping An Russell to launch China’s first multi-manager fund
Joint venture Ping An Russell Investments is preparing to launch China’s first multi-manager fund for domestic high-net-worth individuals…
EBS announces next phase of FX platform changes
EBS, ICAP’s electronic FX platform, is making system and policy changes following consultation with its customers on both the buy and the…
Average daily volume of 7.2 million contracts at Eurex Group in August
The international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 7.2 million contracts in August 2012, down from…
Schroders launches Global Macro Bond Fund on GAIA platform
Schroders has launched another internally-managed fund, Schroder GAIA Global Macro Bond, on its Ucits platform, Schroder GAIA (Global…
Altin returns 2.58 per cent year-to-date
Swiss alternative investment company Altin returned 2.58 per cent year-to-date as at 31 July 2012. The HFRI FoF Composite Index managed…
03 Sep 2012
Christopher B Cornett to pay over USD17m in foreign currency fraud action
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a federal court order of default judgment and permanent injunction requiring…
Charles Goodie and CSG to pay nearly USD1.2m for commodity pool fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a consent order imposing a USD700,000 civil monetary penalty against defendants…
Cayman Court lays down more guidelines for enforceability of side letters
By Jeremy Walton, Partner and Jayson Wood, Counsel, Appleby Global – After being a hot topic in the Cayman Islands for a number of years,…
02 Sep 2012
CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management establishes UCITS platform for Islamic funds, Matrix Group to close UCITS platform…
Quantitative asset manager, Aquantum AG, which specializes in developing scientific methods to build managed futures strategies and is also…
31 Aug 2012
Laxfield Capital appoints Dan Smith as head of origination
Laxfield Capital, the debt origination, execution and loan management business, has appointed Daniel Smith as head of origination. Smith…
CFTC charges Jeffrey Gustaveson with fraud over commodity pool scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Jeffrey Gustaveson of Carlsbad, California with fraud, misappropriation, and…
Newedge hosts seminar for China Futures Association in Chicago
Newedge has hosted a seminar in Chicago for senior executives from nearly 40 of China’s top futures commission merchants on opportunities…
First Trust launches First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund
First Trust Advisors has launched a new exchange-traded fund, First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge Fund. A tail hedging strategy,…
CFTC charges Marc Perlman and iGlobal with commodity pool Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action charging Marc Perlman and his firm, iGlobal Strategic…
