27 Jan 2012
Solmonson joins Spectrum Asset Management
Spectrum Asset Management has strengthened it institutional sales efforts with the appointment of Steven Solmonson who joined the firm in…
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Milestone for BTP futures reached with five million traded contracts
The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange has exceeded five million contracts traded in the BTP derivatives segment since trading…
Deutsche Börse launches algo news feed in Brazil
Market Data & Analytics has launched “AlphaFlash”, its algorithmic news feed, in a data centre in Sao Paulo. The feed is available now…
Tax highlights for 2012 and beyond
By Robert Mellor (pictured) and Gary Burr, PwC – With the Christmas season only recently behind us, thoughts don’t easily turn to matters…
London retains pole position despite winds of change
By James Williams – Every which way you look in Europe there seems to be a new piece of legislation lurking via the corridors of Brussels,…
Ogier to open Luxembourg office as co-domiciliation gathers pace
One of the potential consequences of the AIFM Directive is that fund managers, particularly those with a largely European investor base,…
London’s ‘entrepreneurial village’ continues to produce high quality managers
By James Williams – Given London’s mantle as Europe’s leading hedge fund centre, it perhaps comes as a surprise that last year’s best…
Guernsey: Treasure island
By Peter Niven – Guernsey has an investment fund industry with a heritage that stretches back half a century. During the past two decades,…
CFTC releases results of limited reviews of futures commission merchants
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) has released findings of limited reviews of futures commission merchants…
AlphaMetrix acquires WR Group assets
AlphaMetrix LLC, founder of the AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace (AGM), has acquired the hedge fund managed account assets of WR Group…
26 Jan 2012
Einhorn fine puts down a clear marker
The decision by the FSA to fine David Einhorn and his firm, Greenlight Capital, GBP7.2 million demonstrates the FSA’s commitment to…
Russia and Guernsey: The perfect fit
Fiona Le Poidevin, Deputy Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, explores how…
Sydney-based Ascalon Capital Managers adds Canning Park Capital to fund suite
Sydney-based Ascalon Capital Managers, part of Westpac’s BT Group, has acquired a 30 per cent equity stake in Singapore hedge fund Canning…
HCAP Asset Management’s global diversified fund racks up double-digit returns for 2011
Fuelled by high growth in Asia, specifically high yield bonds, Sydney-based HCAP Asset Management saw its flagship HCAP Global Diversified…
Nikko Asset Management hires former Coutts head of product development
Nikko Asset Management has appointed Geoffrey Post (pictured) as Head of International Product DevelopmePARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cNikko…
