03 Aug 2011
Liontrust to acquire Occam
Liontrust Asset Management is to acquire the fund management business of Occam Asset Management. The acquisition is in line with the firm's…
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Comment: Underlying economic trends are deteriorating
Baring Asset Management (Barings), the international asset management firm, believes that even as the headlines focus on debt negotiations…
Collas Crill open for business in Singapore
Collas Crill has opened the doors to its new Singapore office – making it the first Channel Islands-based law firm to do so.Sean Cheong,…
02 Aug 2011
NYSE Euronext accelerates growth in Asia with strategic acquisition of Metabit
NYSE Euronext (NYX) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Metabit, a leading Tokyo-based provider of high performance market…
CME Group and the Mexican Derivatives Exchange launch North-to-South order routing agreement
CME Group and the Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer) have launched a north-to-south order routing agreement, giving customers in the US…
Concept Capital acquires Alaris Trading
Concept Capital Markets is to acquire Alaris Trading Partners. The terms of the transaction, which is pending approval by the Financial…
Key accounting steps for new fund launches
Interview with Graham Phillips - There are a host of different variables that a new manager must consider when embarking on the launch of a…
New funds need exit strategy
Interview with Lachlan Roos – What are the key issues a manager needs to be aware of when setting up a fund?There are two key issues that a…
Start-ups should aim for a minimum AUM
Interview with Linda Clegg - Investors will always assess potential returns and the quality of investment strategy but in the opinion of…
NYSE Euronext reports net income of USD154m in Q2 2011
NYSE Euronext (NYX) has reported net income of USD154 million, or USD0.59 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011, compared to…
Professionalism is key for fund start-ups
Interview with Julian Stockley-Smith - The pressure for investment managers to get things right from day one is immense. According to…
Hedge fund managers turn bullish on US equities
Hedge fund managers have turned bullish on US equities, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research. Bullish sentiment on…
Galaxy receives regulatory approval for bond trading platform
Galaxy has received regulatory approval from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (ACP) to…
Northern Trust completes acquisition of Omnium from Citadel
Northern Trust has successfully closed its acquisition of Omnium LLC from Chicago-based Citadel LLC. Northern Trust had announced its…
01 Aug 2011
Brian VS McKenna joins Merlin Institutional Group as partner
Merlin, a prime brokerage services and technology provider offering integrated solutions to the alternative investment industry, has hired…
