20 Apr 2012
UBS launches iPad app for creating client algorithms
As part of a new, client-centric approach to execution consulting called UBS Quant on Demand (UBS QUOD), UBS has launched a new algorithmic…
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Volcker Rule conformance period clarified
The Federal Reserve Board has announced its approval of a statement clarifying that an entity covered by section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall…
Aquila Capital creates globally diversified agricultural investment management team
Aquila Capital, the Hamburg-based alternative investment company, is expanding its position in the agricultural investment space with the…
Citi wins Guggenheim HF mandate
Citi has been awarded a mandate from Guggenheim Investment Advisory, a division of Guggenheim Partners, to provide a complete suite of…
19 Apr 2012
PAG cornerstone investor in Haitong Securities IPO
One of Asia’s biggest private equity firms, PAG, and DE Shaw, the behemoth quantitative US hedge fund, are the leading cornerstone…
Capula Investment Management to expand into Hong Kong
London-based Capula Investment Management is expanding its USD13billion business into Hong Kong according to sources familiar with the…
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services wins six Asian client mandates
Six of the 22 client mandates won by Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services (NTHFS) originate from Asia Pacific reported Global…
Dymon Asia Capital hires former SAC Capital Advisors Asia head
Asia’s best-performing hedge fund last year, Danny Yong’s Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore) Pte, has hired Jay Luo, the…
Castle Hall Alternatives and Orchard Harbour publish white paper on HF corporate governance
Castle Hall Alternatives and Orchard Harbour have published a new white paper, "Redefining corporate governance: towards a new framework…
Federal Court orders Flint-McClung Capital to pay over USD6m
The US District Court for the District of Colorado has entered an order against defendants Flint-McClung Capital LLC (FMC), of Englewood,…
Carey Olsen advises on GBP165 million IPO
Carey Olsen has advised the BlueCrest BlueTrend Limited fund on its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Main…
Pictet launches global equity long/short trading fund
Pictet Asset Management, the asset management arm of the Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie, has launched the Kronos Fund, a global equity…
DTCC, EFETnet launch global trade repository for commodities derivatives
EFETnet BV and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), following their successful pilot program launched in January as the…
Fairhills Group hires Steven DiNunzio as principal and CFO
Fairhills Group has hired Steven DiNunzio, CFA as Principal and Chief Financial Officer. Fairhills Group is a New York-based alternative…
Currency hedge fund C-View in international asset raising push
C-View, the UK-based discretionary currency trading hedge fund manager, has selected alternative assets marketing firm MCAM Group to raise…
