12 Jul 2011
Pensions funds’ global alternative assets close in on USD1 trillion mark
Alternative assets managed on behalf of pension funds by the world’s largest managers grew 16% in 2010 to USUSD952bn (from USUSD817bn in…
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11 Jul 2011
CFTC charges CIS Commodities and Allen N Ward
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil complaint charging CIS Commodities LLC (CIS) of Henderson, Nevada, and its…
Strong Inflows for Tikehau IM in the first half of 2011
Tikehau IM, the Paris-based asset manager specialising in credit and fixed-income markets, has reported, as of 30 June, over EUR600m of…
Marex Spectron becomes first broker to offer Chinese coal swaps
Marex Spectron Group, the global commodities and financial markets brokerage, has become the first broker to offer coverage of the Chinese…
Eurex reaches new milestone in agricultural derivatives
Eurex futures contracts on European processing potatoes (FEPP) traded in the order book have passed the 100,000 mark for the first time…
European sovereign debt fears sees HFR Indices in decline
Equity markets declined in June as investors continued to exhibit concerns with regards to increasing risk of default in European sovereign…
Comment: Tensions to persist in euro zone periphery
Richard Walsh (pictured), Head of Emerging Markets at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, on emerging market exposure to the Eurozone's…
Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage returned 1.78% for June
As of 06/30/2011 the Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage VT heads the list of Salus Alpha Funds with 1.78% MTD-Return. The fund returned +1.78%…
Amida Capital Management hires Renata Cirne as chief marketing officer
Amida Capital Management II, LLC, a New York based investment manager, has hired Renata Cirne to assume the position of Chief Marketing…
NYSE Euronext sees global derivatives ADV up 8% year-on-year
NYSE Euronext's global derivatives average daily volume (ADV) of 8.8 million contracts in June 2011 represents an increase of 8.0% versus…
No hedge fund should be deemed 'systematically important', says AIMA
No hedge fund firm today should be designated a “systemically important financial institution” by regulatory authorities, according to the…
10 Jul 2011
NYSE Euronext shareholders approve Deutsche Borse combination
NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) shareholders have approved the adoption of the business combination agreement with Deutsche Boerse AG and related…
Lyxor Asset Management connects to Calastone
Paris-based investment manager Lyxor Asset Management has signed up to Calastone enabling its clients to transact electronically at zero…
Alternative UCITS down 1 per cent in June
Considering hedge funds themselves suffered losses in excess of 1 per cent in June, it is perhaps no surprise that alternative UCITS funds…
Merchant Capital platform onboards Russia equity l/s UCITS
Merchant Capital this week announced the launch of a Russian equity l/s vehicle on its independent…
