13 Apr 2012
FTSE licences FTSE 100 Index to National Stock Exchange of India Limited
FTSE Group is to licence futures and options based on the FTSE 100 Index to the National Stock Exchange of India. The licensing agreement…
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Rialto recruits Berta, plans second fund launch
Rialto Capital, a Zurich based Global Macro Hedge Fund founded by Gerard Sanz (ex Man Investments), has added Giacomo Berta to its…
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services builds global client base
Northern Trust’s hedge fund administration unit, Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services LLC, has built significant momentum since the unit was…
Investment managers optimistic, says SEI poll
With the economy and the market showing ongoing signs of improvement, business optimism among investment managers is extremely high…
KB Associates appoints Andrew Ritchie as Executive Director
KB Associates, a consulting firm to the asset management community, has appointed Andrew Ritchie as an Executive Director. Ritchie joins…
Goldman agrees USD22m settlement with SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Goldman, Sachs & Co over a lack of adequate policies and procedures to address the…
12 Apr 2012
Man names Ravi Chari as new co-head of FX at AHL
Man Group plc (‘Man’), the global alternative investment manager has appointed Ravi Chari as co-Head of Foreign Exchange at AHL, its…
US JOBS Act remakes standards for HF and PE fund offerings
President Obama on 5 April, 2012 signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), which seeks to eliminate certain…
JP Morgan’s Adam Wallace becomes hedge fund COO
Adam Wallace, who headed up Asia Pacific hedge fund services at JP Morgan iPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cAdam Wallace, who headed up Asia…
Short selling Chinese stocks getting tougher
Shorting US-listed Chinese stocks was a popular theme among global hedge funds last year thanks to questionable accounting…
Former Millennium Management traders to run two Asia-focused hedge funds
Former Millennium Management LLC traders plan to start two Japan-focused hedge funds in May to tap into the country’s recovering equity…
Asia ex-Japan hedge funds fall 3.1 per cent in March
After a promising start to the year Asia ex-Japan hedge funds lost some of their momentum last month, losing 3.10 per cent to leave up 6.28…
Final judgement entered against David E Howard II and Flatiron
The United States District Court for the Central District of California has entered a Final Judgment against David E Howard II, Flatiron…
Para Advisors selects Maples Fund Services as administrator for onshore funds
Para Advisors, an event-driven hedge fund manager with approximately USD200 million of assets under management, has expanded its…
SEC obtains final judgments on consent against Diamondback
The Honourable Harold Baer, Jr, United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, entered a…
