25 Apr 2012
Axiom Fund waives management fees
Axiom Fund has waived its management fees for the Axiom UCITS Alternative Investable Index Fund (the Axiom Fund) becoming the first fund of…
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MaplesFS makes three senior hires in Dubai
MaplesFS, an independent global fund services and fiduciary services provider, has expanded its presence and regional commitment in the…
24 Apr 2012
Hedge funds ‘significantly outperform’ traditional asset classes, says study
Hedge funds significantly outperformed traditional asset classes such as equities, bonds and commodities over the last 17 years according…
ULLINK releases update of UL BRIDGE 4
ULLINK, a provider of connectivity and trading solutions for the global financial community, has released the latest and fastest version of…
Key themes for e-trading desks
Trading algorithms are nothing new. But the way they’re being used is changing, with managers today requiring more and more customisation.…
Risk reporting technology goes mainstream
Interview with Tyler Kim – Historically, risk reporting solutions were developed to cater to the needs of sophisticated portfolio managers…
Hedge funds face challenges of Form PF and standard communication protocols
By James Williams – Over the last three or four years the technology platform between fund administrators and managers has become…
GFI Group to provide CDS market data to Quick Corp
GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc (NYSE: GFIG) and QUICK Corp have signed an agreement whereby GFI will supply QUICK with credit…
Handling the multi-counterparty liability issue in a real-time framework
By Tom Zdon, Vice President of Business Development & Solutions, Advent – One of the biggest challenges for the managers we’re focused…
Workflow automation drives vendor-administrator collaboration
By James Williams – The advances being made in technology to support hedge fund managers are significant, not only because the way hedge…
GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator drops to 2.00% in April
The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2012 measured 2.00%, down from 3.23% in March. “April’s forward redemptions dropped to…
JOBS Act to revolutionise hedge fund marketing
The hedge fund industry is an indirect beneficiary of the new JOBS Act in the USA as it will revolutionise how alternative investment funds…
Dillon Eustace opens Cayman office
Irish law firm Dillon Eustace has opened an office in the Cayman Islands. The new office makes Dillon Eustace first European Union legal…
Swiss fund market takes pause
In March 2012, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the Swiss Funds Assiciation (SFA) climbed to around CHF648…
23 Apr 2012
Perseus Telecom and Reliance Globalcom launch fastest trans-Atlantic trading network
Perseus Telecom, a global provider of connectivity, along with Reliance Globalcom, the Global telecommunications services arm of India’s…
