25 Oct 2011
UCITS investors seeking CTA strategies
In its latest survey on the growing market for Alternative UCITS, ML Capital observed a dramatic increase in demand for CTAs, which is at…
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EDHEC-Risk Institute study sheds new light on commodity investment and financialisation of commodity markets
A number of policy-makers have blamed the decade-long rise in commodity prices and recent market volatility on the growing influence of…
Alternative Investment Management hires Donna A Toth as COO
Alternative Investment Management, LLC, a privately owned investment management firm, has appointed Donna A Toth as its chief operating…
Blue Sky makes two senior appointments
Blue Sky Alternative Investments (formerly Blue Sky Funds Management) has appointed Debra Goundrey (pictured) as Global Head of…
Exchange-traded derivatives provide silver lining in dark clouds, says Celent report
The exchange-traded derivatives market has been one of the few highlights of the post-financial crisis period, driven by innovative…
Bowden named head of SEC's National Investment Adviser/Investment Company Examination Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Andrew J Bowden has been appointed an Associate Director to lead the National…
24 Oct 2011
Accessing real assets through equities sees outperformance
“Real asset” and commodity equities have significantly outperformed core equities and commodity futures respectively, with comparable…
SGX clears first Asian FX forwards
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has successfully launched its clearing service for OTC traded Asian Foreign Exchange (FX) Forwards…
SEC charges Denver-area hedge fund manager in expansion of Mariner Energy insider trading case
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced additional charges in its insider trading case against Denver-based traders who…
Incubation pioneer IMQubator aims to fix 'broken' investment management model
Jeroen Tielman (pictured), CEO and Founder of IMQubator (IMQ), says that the existing investment management model is broken, and he is…
Blackstone's Q3 ENI is USD341.9m loss
Blackstone Group's economic net income (ENI) was a loss of USD341.9 million for the third quarter of 2011, a decrease of USD681.2 million…
dms Management Ltd opens New York Office
dms Management Ltd (DMS), a fund governance firm serving the hedge fund industry, has opened a New York office, dms Management (USA) Inc,…
23 Oct 2011
French regulator supports beefing up of Ucits risk management rules
French regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has come out in support of the European Commission’s intention to strengthen risk…
Threadneedle launches US contrarian equity Ucits
Threadneedle this week announced the launch of a US equity Ucits which aims to profit from prevailing market pessimism by targeting the…
Henderson decides to soft close two Ucits
Henderson Global Investors is to soft close two of its Ucits effective from 30 November 2011 having almost reached…
