08 Jun 2011
Vibrant city sees billion dollar hedge funds double
By James Williams – Hong Kong might be a tiny island but it’s a financial colossus. Long regarded as a global financial hub, its dynamism,…
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NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes for May 2011
Global derivatives ADV down year-on-year following 2010 sovereign debt crisis, says NYSE EuronextGlobal derivatives average daily volume…
Hedge funds decline 0.5% in May
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 0.50% in May (+3.20% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined 1.35% (+6.97% YTD), the Dow Jones…
Linedata unveils Linedata Beauchamp Sigma
Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN has released a new version of Linedata Beauchamp, its award-winning hedge fund portfolio management system.…
BNY Mellon extends hedge fund middle office platform to North America and Asia
BNY Mellon has expanded its middle office outsourcing service for hedge funds, extending what was largely a Europe-only offering and…
Comment: The perception problem with returns
The Hennessee Group's Charles Gradante on the importance of considering both nominal and real returns…Rarely do equity market pundits focus…
Ben Sansoucy CA joins Castle Hall Alternatives from CPPIB
Castle Hall Alternatives, a provider of operational due diligence to hedge fund investors, has recruited Ben Sansoucy, CA (pictured) as a…
07 Jun 2011
Professor Zhiwu Chen joins Permal
Permal Group has appointed of Professor Zhiwu Chen (pictured), Professor of Finance at Yale University, as Chief Adviser. This is a…
Gottex co-counder Max Gottschalk moves to Hong Kong
Gottex Fund Management Holdings' co-founder, Max Gottschalk, has moved to Hong Kong to help further grow the company’s business in Asia…
Confluence opens San Francisco office
Confluence, a provider of automated data management solutions for the investment management industry, has opened an office in San…
Comment: Investors continue to focus on Germany as the European growth engine
Henning Gebhardt (pictured), head of European equities at DWS Investments, looks at why investors are continuing to see Germany as the…
Eurex to launch Polish single stock futures segment
International derivatives exchange Eurex is to launch 19 single stock futures (SSF) on leading Polish companies on 27 June 2011. The new…
Deutsche Börse introduces new benchmark for interest rate swaps
Market Data & Analytics is expanding its range of information products with “Eurex ICAP Swap Spreads”. The new data product, which aims…
Hedge funds see inflows of USD17.5bn in April
The hedge fund industry pulled in USD17.5 billion (1.0% of assets) in April 2011, the fourth straight inflow, according to TrimTabs…
SEC charges longtime Madoff employee with fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Eric Lipkin, a longtime employee at Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BMIS),…
