12 May 2011
Matrix expands Asian team as AUM more than doubles
As Asian assets managed by Matrix have more than doubled so far in 2011 to more than USD90 million, the Asian team has been bolstered with…
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Citigroup’s OTC service illuminates opaque market
According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the notional amount of outstanding OTC contracts, as of June 2010, was…
Walkers announces senior management changes within global group
International Financial Centre law firm Walkers has made a series of senior management changes within the firm's global group. With the…
11 May 2011
Mutual funds increasingly driving short-term volatility in credit markets, says Fitch
European mutual funds are increasingly driving short-term volatility in credit markets, as they have increased their investments in credit…
SEB platform hosts Vertex Evolution UCITS fund
Vertex Capital Management Ltd, the London-based investment advisory firm, has launched a new UCITS fund via the SEB Prime Solutions UCITS…
Millennium Global hires State Street’s Monica Fan
Global currency overlay and currency alpha manager, Millennium Global, has appointed Monica Fan (pictured)as its new Head of Business…
All Salus Alpha funds record positive returns in April
All Salus Alpha funds recorded positive returns in April with the Salus Alpha Managed Futures fund leading the way with performance of…
APG enables hedge fund seeder IMQubator to create new fund
IMQubator, the hedge fund seeding platform backed by APG, will transform its current Multi Manager Fund into a limited‐life vehicle, while…
Chrétien launches quantitative fund manager Aequam Capital
Arnaud Chrétien (former quantitative manager for the sovereign fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and later the Global CTA desk at SGAM…
GFI Group sets up new STiRs desk
GFI Group Inc has launched its Short Term Interest Rate Futures and Options (STiRs) desk. The new desk will execute a variety of contracts…
CB Asset Management funds to be marketed as CB Funds
Funds managed by CB Asset Management will from now on be marketed under the name CB Funds (CB Fonder in Swedish) with a new website…
Apex Fund Services acquires Australian fund administration business
Independent fund administration company Apex Fund Services is to open its first office in Australia. The Apex Sydney office has been…
10 May 2011
Mulvaney Capital appoints Dudley Fishburn as Chairman
Mulvaney Capital Management has appointed Dudley Fishburn (pictured) as Non-Executive Chairman. Fishburn has broad experience in corporate…
Gold outlook 2011
By Nick Barisheff - In some parts of the world gold is viewed as the protector of wealth. In North America, gold is viewed as a speculative…
Hedge funds post Inflows of USD15.bn in March
The hedge fund industry posted an inflow of USD15.7 billion (0.9% of assets) in March 2011, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs…
