19 Apr 2012
Transparency is key
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler believes transparency is key to combating market abuses…The recent increase in…
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Barclay CTA Index down 1.21% in March
Managed futures lost 1.21% in March according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is down 0.23% after the first…
18 Apr 2012
OVS Capital expands investment team with two new hires
OVS Capital, the European equity focused event driven investment manager is expanding its investment team with two new appointments; Manuel…
Greenhut joins Ramius as head of quant trading group
Eric Greenhut has joined alternative investment manager Ramius as a Managing Director and Head of Quantitative Trading. Ramius'…
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.05% in March
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.05% for the month of March.The top performers of the index’s ten sub-strategies…
AIMA paper highlights AIFMD differences
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has published detailed analysis of the European Commission’s draft implementing…
SEC charges optionsXpress over abusive naked short selling scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged an online brokerage and clearing agency specialising in options and futures as well as…
Silver Mountain offers HF operational due diligence
Silver Mountain Group is offering operational due diligence to investors in hedge funds, private equity funds and other alternative…
17 Apr 2012
New Canadian regulations on dark pools protect institutional investors
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, has welcomed the decision by the Canadian regulators, released on Friday 13 April, to…
Trient and Tiger focus on Global Macro
Trient Asset Management AS (Trient), headquartered in Oslo, Norway and Tiger Management LLC (Tiger), headquartered in New York City, have…
JOBS Act will drastically alter HF industry, says Kinetic
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act liberalises the way private placements are conducted and allows general solicitation and…
Paladyne teams up with Advise Technologies to offer HF Form PF reporting service
Paladyne Systems has teamed up with Advise Technologies LLC, a regulatory reporting solutions provider, to specifically support Form PF…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 0.19% in March
Hedge funds gained 0.19% in March, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“The US equity market extended its…
LCH.Clearnet to accept Ginnie Mae mortgage backed securities
LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet) is to accept Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities (GNMA MBS) as part of its ongoing plans to broaden…
SEC shuts down Ponzi scheme targeting LA Persian-Jewish community
The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency court order to halt an ongoing Ponzi scheme that targeted members of the…
