11 May 2012
China emerges as Asian HF capital
Hedge funds investing in Emerging Asia posted industry-leading gains to start 2012, with the HFRI EM: Asia ex-Japan Index gaining 7.4 per…
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NYSE Liffe announces first colocation customer from Asia
NYSE Liffe, the European based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, has announced GF Futures (Hong Kong) Co Ltd, a Hong Kong based…
Cheyne launches two Ucits IV compliant funds
Cheyne Capital Management (UK) (Cheyne Capital) is launching two UCITS IV compliant funds – the Cheyne Global Credit Fund and the Cheyne…
Martin Currie to pay USD14m to settle SEC and FSA charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Scottish fund management group Martin Currie for fraudulently using one of its US fund…
CFTC charges Madison Dean with forex fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action in the US District Court for the Eastern District…
UK exec pay votes could give activist investors new tool, says Fitch
The proposed strengthening of UK shareholders' say in executive compensation arrangements would increase their influence over company…
10 May 2012
Asia ex-Japan hedgies fall in April, Riley Paterson shutters fund and China’s CSRC considers letting the big crocodiles in
Asia ex-Japan hedge funds ended April down an estimated -0.58 per cent according to figures in the Eurekahedge index, leaving them up 4.84…
Emerging economies will drive growth in 2012
Following the Japanese earthquake in March 2011, major industrial sectors were plunged into turmoil. So far 2012 has seen no repeat of the…
MarketPrizm trading infrastructure service in Japan, Australia and Singapore goes live
The first Asian segments of MarketPrizm’s global ultra low latency data distribution infrastructure are now live. Customers can use…
The Boston Company Asset Management names Adam Joffe director of alternatives
The Boston Company Asset Management, a Boston-based equities investment specialist for BNY Mellon Asset Management, has named Adam B Joffe…
Hedge funds take in USD2.3bn in March
The hedge fund industry added USD2.3 billion (0.1% of assets) in March, down from a USD6.8 billion inflow in February and only the fourth…
Kinetic Partners opens new CI office
Kinetic Partners has opened a new office Jersey, the firm’s first presence in the Channel Islands.The new Channel Islands office will…
HSBC appoints head of prime services Asia
HSBC has appointed Melvyn Ford as Head of Prime Services, Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Ford will be responsible for the continued expansion of…
Form PF: Know your RAUM, consider who will view the report, but ultimately ‘Be prepared’ says GlobeOp’s Barback
Hedge funders managing north of USD5billion in assets face a rapidly encroaching 15 June 2012 deadline to file Form PF. The filing is to be…
GlobeOp launches monthly Hedge Fund Performance Index
GlobeOp Financial Services is launching an independent, asset-weighted hedge fund performance index on 15 May, 2012. The latest in a series…
