02 Dec 2011
Morgan Lewis makes new partner hire in London
Morgan Lewis has appointed private funds lawyer Noel Ainsworth as a partner in its Business & Finance practice in the London office. He…
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CFTC charges Gary and Bradley Futch and Tradewind Investments with commodity options fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an enforcement action charging Gary Futch and his son, Bradley A Futch and…
‘We’re at the early stages of a credit crisis’ says Schroders’ Alan Brown
Schroders warned of a bleak economic outlook for the UK in 2012 at its annual crystal ball breakfast meeting hosted by Alan Brown, Group…
Alternative Investment Group names Joel Gantcher as Head of Manager Research and Sam Sussman as Head of Investment Strategy
Alternative Investment Group, a USD1.5 billion alternative investment management firm that invests globally in long/short equity…
01 Dec 2011
Huttenlocher targets USD2billion for new hedge fund
Carl Huttenlocher (pictured), the former Asia head of Highbridge Capital Management LLC is aiming to raise…
Ex-SAC Capital Advisors trader prepares to launch EM-focused hedge fund
Ali Akay, a former trader at Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, is preparing to launch his emerging markPARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cAli…
Tokyo-based Edgebell Capital Co, aiming to launch global macro hedge fund in February
Masaru Koibuchi and Kazuho Suzuki, former bankers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cMasaru Koibuchi and Kazuho Suzuki,…
BarCap recruits new Tokyo-based hedge fund executive
Barclays Capital has appointed a new hedge fund executive, Nicholas Wright, as its head of global…
Carey Olsen advises on the first Channel Islands listing of a litigation fund
Carey Olsen has advised Argentum Capital on the Jersey legal aspects of its multi-million pound listing on the Channel Islands Stock…
Man makes board change
Ruud Hendriks, a non-executive director of Man Group, has been appointed as non-executive Chairman of the firm’s Institutional Department…
NYSE Technologies SuperFeed adds unlisted securities from OTC Markets Group
NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, has made Level 1 and Level 2 OTC Markets Group data through its global…
BNY Mellon launches global derivatives margin management service MarginEdge
BNY Mellon has launched MarginEdge, a global derivatives margin management service that allows financial institutions, clearing members and…
US District Court orders Willie Lee Cloud Jr to pay more than USD5.35m over forex Ponzi scheme
A federal court has entered a default judgment order requiring defendants Willie L Cloud, Jr and his company, C & R Financial, Inc,…
SEC resolves fraud lawsuit against Chicago-area hedge fund advisor
Judge John F Grady of the US. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has entered a final judgment against Jeffrey R. Neufeld…
Regulated alternative fund growth driven by volatility and evolving investor needs, says SEI
Global financial crises and continued market volatility have transformed attitudes toward investing. As managers respond to the evolving…
