22 May 2012
Finding the right home for your cleantech investment funds
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Deputy Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry –…
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DTCC to open data centre in Singapore
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Trade Repository is to expand its operations into Singapore by establishing…
Pershing launches two new collateral management applications
Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, has launched two new applications as part of its extensive Enterprise Collateral Management offering that…
Greyspark publishes detailed analysis of OMS and EMS offerings
GreySpark Partners, the capital markets consultancy, has published a new industry report after developing a detailed comparative analysis…
Barclay CTA Index down 0.10% in April
Managed futures slipped 0.10% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.62%…
Former Societe Generale senior commodities executives to launch BELACO Capital
Two Managing Directors of Commodities Markets are exiting Société Générale to launch BELACO Capital, a multi-commodity discretionary hedge…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index down 0.44% in April
Hedge funds lost 0.44% in April, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index remains up 5.05%…
21 May 2012
CFTC approves final rule on swap data record-keeping and reporting requirements
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a final rule on swap data record-keeping and reporting requirements for…
Weak start to Q2 for hedge funds
With the exception of a stable CTA Global strategy and a profitable Fixed Income Arbitrage strategy, all the major hedge fund strategies in…
Institutional investors spur hedge funds to grow operational infrastructure and increase transparency, says AIMA/KPMG Survey
The post-2008 influx of institutional money into hedge funds has resulted in a marked increase in the global industry’s operational…
All Dutch Hedge Fund Index has tough April
The Dutch Hedge Fund Index ended April 1.12% lower – more than the DB (-0.24%) and Lyxor Hedge Fund Indices (-0.02%) for the month but…
Fundsmith chief executive Terry Smith on why austerity v growth is a sterile debate…
Fundsmith chief executive Terry Smith on why austerity v growth is a sterile debate…I have appeared recently on Newsnight (23 minutes in),…
Man Group to acquire FRM
Man Group is to acquire London-based hedge fund research and investment specialist Financial Risk Management (FRM) in a deal worth up to…
SEC charges Seattle-based fund manager Spangler with fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Seattle-based financial adviser and his firm with defrauding clients by secretly…
Dow Jones adds three size-segment indexes to LSP Position Sizing Index family
Dow Jones Indexes has expanded the Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Index family to include three new size-segment indexes: Dow Jones LSP…
