20 May 2011
Comment: The EU and naked CDS shorting
Michael McKee (pictured), Head of Financial Services Regulation at DLA Piper, comments on the EU Finance Ministers decision not to…
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JTC appoints new funds director
Lisa Le Gresley (pictured) has recently joined Jersey Trust Company (JTC) as a Director in the Corporate Services Division and will focus…
19 May 2011
CFTC charges American Precious Metals and principals Goldman and Tanner, Jr, with Fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged precious metals firm American Precious Metals, LLC (APM) of Deerfield Beach,…
Coordinated global OTC derivatives regulatory reform is creating new interest rate swap market, says TABB
Coordinated global regulation for the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets is creating a dramatically different market for interest…
PLUS confirms details of SIC
PLUS Markets Group has confirmed the details of the Swap Index Contract (SIC) which will be traded via PLUS Derivatives Exchange Ltd…
Sean Foley appointed CFO of Butterfield Fulcrum Group of Companies
Sean Foley (pictured) has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administration Officer of Butterfield Fulcrum, a leading…
SPARX Group posts a JPY3.7bn loss for 2010
Tokyo-based SPARX Group, Asia’s second largest hedge fund behind Hong Kong’s Value Partners Group, had a tough…
Azentus Capital’s assets expected to have risen by 80 per cent by 1 June
As if being one of Asia’s highest profile hedge fund launches since ’07 wasn’t enough, Hong Kong-based Azentus…
StormHarbour strengthens Asia Pacific team
Independent global markets and financial advisory firm StormHarbour has made two senior appointments to its team in Hong Kong: Hong…
Zen Investment reduces raw materials allocation
Zen Investment Management Co is cutting its position on commodities by 30 per cent with a likely view to commence buying China and US…
CISX – A Growing Network
By Rosemary Wynne – One of the unique features of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) is its Membership structure. In its short…
Finisterre Capital appoints two new portfolio managers
Long-short, emerging market, total-return specialist Finisterre Capital has appointed two new Portfolio Managers, Maxim Safonov and Rahul…
BNY Mellon AIS tops USD400bn hedge fund AuM
BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services (AIS) has topped USD400 billion in assets under administration, making it the second largest…
Managed futures gain 2.55% in April, says BarclayHedge
Managed futures gained 2.55% in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Barclay CTA Index is…
18 May 2011
Broad-based gains for hedge funds in April
In April, after a pause in March, the stock market resumed its strong upward trend, as illustrated by the notable performance of the…
