17 May 2011
Eurex KOSPI Product surpasses milestone of 1 million traded contracts
Eurex's KOSPI Product exceeded the 1 million traded contracts threshold last Thursday, 12 May, for the first time since its launch on 30…
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Hedge funds gain 1.32% in April
Hedge funds gained 1.32% in April according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date the Index is up…
SEC charges Connecticut-based hedge fund manager in Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Highview Point Partners, a Connecticut-based investment adviser, with engaging in…
NYSE Euronext acknowledges withdrawal of takeover proposal
NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) has acknowledged the withdrawal of the proposal from Nasdaq OMX Group, Inc (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and…
State Street appoints global head of sales for AIS business
State Street Corporation has appointed Maria Cantillon as global head of sales for State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions…
CACEIS assists TOBAM's international development
CACEIS has put in place its Prime MO Middle office service for TOBAM's management company, to provide support through the various stages of…
16 May 2011
SWMC to launch first Ucits fund
SW Mitchell Capital LLP (SWMC) is launching a new fund under its recently established UCITS Irish umbrella, SW Mitchell Capital plc,…
Custom House Global Fund Services launches phase two of CHARIOT
Custom House Global Fund Services has launched Phase Two of the CHARIOT Web Dealing platform, which breaks new ground in hedge fund…
Northern Trust to acquire Omnium from Citadel
Northern Trust has reached an agreement to acquire Omnium LLC, a hedge fund administrator with approximately USD70 billion in assets under…
15 May 2011
DUNN Capital to launch UCITS on ML Capital’s MontLake Platform
DUNN Capital Management, the systematic quant-based CTA founded in 1974 by Dr.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cDUNN Capital Management, the…
Morgan Stanley continues to Ascend into newcits firmament
Hot on the heels of Sandler O’Neill Asset Management, who joined Morgan Stanley’s FundLogic Alternatives platform last month, the US…
Next Generation rolls out insurance-focused fund
Swiss-based Decision Analytics Advisory Partners AG, creators of the Next Generation Absolute Return UCITS vehicle, has launched the…
SW Mitchell to launch equity l/s UCITS
London-based SW Mitchell, which manages USD2billion of European equity assets in both long-only and long/short strategies, is scheduled to…
Veritas appoints Lucy Colback as fund manager and investment analyst
Veritas Asset Management (Veritas) has appointed Lucy Colback as Fund Manager and Investment Analyst to work across the group’s Asian…
Janus to offer long/short hedge fund with appointment of alternatives manager
Dan Kozlowski, a former Janus Capital Group portfolio manager, is returning to the firm on June 13, 2011 to spearhead Janus’ alternatives…
