07 Mar 2012
ITG launches new dynamic open algorithm
ITG, a leading agency research broker and financial technology firm, has released the new ITG Dynamic Open Algorithm, designed to allow…
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Qatar Exchange expands range of benchmark and tradable indices
Qatar Exchange (QE) has launched a number of new equity indices to complement the existing QE Index. The new indices will be live from 1…
SEC obtains asset freeze against Long Island investment adviser
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a New York-based investment adviser with defrauding investors in five offshore funds and…
Hedge funds redeem USD15.2bn in January
Hedge funds redeemed an estimated USD15.2 billion (0.9% of assets) in January 2012 – the highest outflow since July 2009 – while…
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services partners with TS Capital to provide active distribution model
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (USBFS) has made an equity investment invested in TS Capital, LLC (TSC) allowing it to leverage TSC’s…
Intertrust acquires Walkers Management Services
Intertrust Group Holding SA has reached agreement with Walkers Global on the acquisition of its subsidiary Walkers Management Services…
Maples introduces intuitive risk reporting
Maples Fund Services has expanded its middle office capabilities with the launch of risk reporting for asset managers and institutional…
06 Mar 2012
Great Lakes Fund Solutions new name for Marcal Systems Corporation
Marcal Systems Corporation has been rebranded as Great Lakes Fund Solutions following the acquisition of the company by Mark Lancaster…
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index up 1.71% in February
The Credit Suisse LAB Index was up 1.71% in February according to Dr Jordan Drachman (pictured), Head of Research for Alternative Beta…
USD0.5 trillion of European loans are due to mature between now and 2016, says Linklaters
More than USD0.5 trillion of European leveraged buy-out loans are due to mature between now and 2016, according to a new report form global…
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 1.31% in February
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 1.31% in February as all of the index component strategies reported positive…
PerTrac again named Best Risk Management Software Provider by Hedgeweek readers
PerTrac has been recognised for the second year in a row by industry magazine Hedgeweek as the “Best Risk Management Software Provider."…
V&E expands private investment funds practice in New York
Mark Proctor has joined Vinson & Elkins’ (V&E) Private Investment Funds practice as a partner in New York. His practice will…
Proskauer appoints Mungovan as partner in Boston office
Private funds specialist Timothy W Mungovan has joined Proskauer as a Partner in the firm’s Boston office. Mungovan was the founder and…
Guernsey fund figures show no room for complacency
New figures for the Guernsey funds sector show there is no room for complacency, according to Peter Niven (pictured), Chief Executive of…