10 May 2011
State Street appoints Butterworth as Head of Fixed Income Sales for EMEA
State Street Corporation has appointed Craig Butterworth as head of fixed income sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa.Butterworth will…
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NYSE Euronext's global derivatives ADV in April Declines to 8.8 million contracts
NYSE Euronext saw global derivatives average daily volume (“ADV”) of 8.8 million contracts traded per day in April 2011 a decrease of 18.5%…
Hedge funds advance 1.36% in April, says Hennessee
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 1.36% in April (+3.85% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced 2.85% (+8.43% YTD), the Dow Jones…
AlphaMetrix adds Mikus Kins to business development team
AlphaMetrix, a provider of platform and administration services for hedge funds and investors, has appointed Mikus Kins as Executive…
DUNN Capital Management, LLC to launch a UCITS III compliant fund on ML Capital's MontLake UCITS Platform
Commodity trading adviser DUNN Capital is to launch the DUNN WMA UCITS Fund on the MontLake UCITS Platform. WMA (World Monetary and…
Arrow rebrands with UK target in its sights
To strengthen their goal of offering leading investment products globally, Canadian asset management veteran, Arrow Hedge Partners, is…
Man Group’s AHL UCITS fund range moves to daily dealing
Man Group's range of UCITS funds now offers a daily dealing facility. The funds – Man AHL Trend and Man AHL Diversity – were initially…
09 May 2011
Hedge funds positive in April, says HFRI
After posting modest losses during the first half of April, US equity markets ended the month with positive performance. Commodities posted…
Hedge Fund Operations & Technology Benchmark Study from Eze Castle Integration details IT Trends and priorities for investment firms
Eze Castle Integration, a leading provider of IT services, technology and consulting to hedge funds and investment firms, has released its…
Omgeo launches hedge fund operations forum
Omgeo has launched the Hedge Fund Operations Forum (HOF), an industry peer group for UK-based hedge fund operations professionals. Members…
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 1.37% in April 2011
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 1.37% in April. Year-to-date performance as of April 2011 is up 2.14%. The top performing strategies over…
Hedge funds advance 1.3% in April
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 1.3% in April (+3.80% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced 2.9% (+8.4% YTD), the Dow Jones…
SAM signs with QuantHouse to reduce quote, execution times
New York based CTA Systematic Alpha Management (SAM) has extended its contract with QuantHouse, a leading supplier of next-generation…
SEC halts fraudulent day-trading scheme targeting senior citizens
The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency asset freeze and court order to halt an ongoing securities fraud being…
08 May 2011
Signet Group launches new Asian-currency share class, wins institutional mandate
A Swedish institutional client has become the first investor to use Signet Group's latest innovation: a share class denominated in a basket…
