05 Jun 2012
Kaplan joins Debevoise & Plimpton
Robert B Kaplan, Co-Chief of the Asset Management Unit of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, is to join…
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ASIC provides update on Trio
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has provided an update on the work relating to the collapse of Trio Capital.ASIC has…
New Imagine reporting solution satisfies SFC requirements for short positions
Imagine Software, a provider of cloud-based portfolio and risk management solutions, has addressed the impending regulatory requirements of…
CSLAB down 2.32% in May
The Credit Suisse LAB Index (CSLAB) was down 2.32% in May according to Dr Jordan Drachman (pictured), Head of Research for Alternative Beta…
DCG IRIS to offer access to diversified insurance risk portfolio
A prospectus in relation to the proposed placing and offer for subscription of Sterling Shares, US Dollar Shares, Swiss Franc Shares and…
XL Group launches suite of five insurance products for financial institutions
XL Group plc’s insurance operations has launched a new suite of five products designed to meet the specific insurance needs of financial…
Japan’s rapid progress creates positive stock market prospects
While the strong yen and the European crisis continue to pose challenges, Invesco’s investment professionals are quite positive about the…
Fine wine investors should diversify, says research
Wine investors are warned not to put all their eggs in one French basket in a new report from the University of East Anglia.The fine wine…
04 Jun 2012
CFTC files general creditor claim in liquidation of MF Global
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has filed a general creditor claim in the liquidation of MF Global, Inc, No. 11-02790…
03 Jun 2012
Acolin’s Haefele discusses Swiss distribution opportunities, two portfolio managers leave Pictet, while US firm Eaton Vance launches UCITS funds in Europe
This week Daniele Haefele, CEO of Acolin, the Zurich-based independent fund distribution provider, talked to Hedgeweek about distribution…
01 Jun 2012
DSP closes two Melchior funds
Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP (DSP) is closing two funds within its Melchior range of UK OEIC Funds. The move has been made in order to…
Hedge fund manager reorganises, rebrands and launches new event-driven fund
Hedge fund manager Kellner DiLeo & Company has been reorganised and renamed Kellner Capital, and has launched a new event-driven…
Eurex Clearing and major dealers to cooperate in launch of OTC interest rate swaps clearing
Eurex Clearing is cooperating with Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to support…
Barclays takes lead in buy-side OTC clearing
Barclays has successfully cleared in excess of USD1 trillion notional of interest rates, credit and FX over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives…
Technology – looking beyond Facebook
Mark Hawtin, fund manager of the GAM Star Technology Fund has recently returned from a regular visit to the Silicon Valley and Seattle. Her…
