02 Mar 2012
Union Bancaire Privée to acquire Nexar Capital Group
Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is to acquire alternative investment manager Nexar Capital Group. The combined UBP-Nexar alternative investment…
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NYSE Liffe expands range of Dutch products with the introduction of futures and options on the AMX-Index
NYSE Liffe expands range of Dutch products with the introduction of futures and options on the AMX-IndexNYSE Liffe, the European…
01 Mar 2012
Japan hedge funds fears over AIJ scandal
Several hedge funds in Japan are having to deal with inquiries from nervous clients following the news this week that Japan’s financial…
China to usher in overseas hedge funds
China is planning to allow overseas hedge funds to set up RMB-denominated products on the mainland and raise capital there reported the…
Ortus Capital and Dymon Asia Capital make it onto Forbes’ top earners list
Two of Asia’s leading hedge funds have made it into Forbes’ latest survey on hedge fund compensation in a further sign that the region’s…
Strong start to 2012 for Dutch Hedge Fund Index
Dutch hedge funds have had a strong start to 2012 with the Dutch Hedge Fund Index returning 3.42% for January.The index outperformed both…
Man results in line with January trading statement
Man has reported statutory profit before tax from continuing operations of USD193 million for the nine months ended 31 December 2011 (12…
ConvergEx Prime Services continues growth into 2012
With year over year growth in excess of 15% in 2011, ConvergEx Prime Services – formerly known as NorthPoint Trading Partners – is well…
Paladyne releases new version of Portfolio Master
Paladyne Systems has announced a major new release of Paladyne Portfolio Master, its combined order management and portfolio management…
Schooner offers multi-asset class investment option with new Global Absolute Return Fund
Schooner Investment Group has launched its second mutual fund, The Schooner Global Absolute Return Fund (ticker:SARIX), a multi-asset class…
Guillaume Rambourg’s Verrazzano Capital Partners readies dual hedge fund launch
Despite the FSA’s inability to uncover any evidence of trading irregularities by former Gartmore star trader Guillaume Rambourg there has…
BlueBay implements Imagine’s cloud-based ASP solution
BlueBay Asset Management has implemented Imagine Software’s cloud-based ASP solution for real-time P&L and risk management. BlueBay a…
29 Feb 2012
Direxion appoints senior regional sales director for southeast
Direxion has appointed Greg Blue as Senior Regional Sales Director focused on the Florida market. He will be based in Tampa.Blue is…
Hedge Connection announces management changes
Hedge Connection has named co-founder Rob Arthurs as CEO. Hedge Connection will continue to offer hedge fund managers access to…
Global hedge launches outpace liquidations for second year running, says report
Global hedge funds’ assets totalled USD1,902 billion at the end of 2011 according to TheCityUK’s report Hedge Funds 2012. Although a 3%…
