10 Mar 2011
Asia ex-Japan hedgies down 1.35 per cent for Feb
It’s not been a great start to the year for Asia ex-Japan hedge funds.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cIt’s not been a great start to the year…
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Dymon Asia Macro Fund targets 40 per cent asset growth
Singapore-based Dymon Asia Capital, a 2008 startup established by ex-Citadel’s Danny Yong with USD113million in seed capital from Tudor…
Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage returned 2.87% in February
The Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage had a performance of +2.87% for the month to date.outperforming the Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index by…
LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear FCM Service launches
LCH.Clearnet has launched its SwapClear Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) service. US interest rate swap (IRS) clients are now able to…
Demystifying Dodd-Frank
By Kent Barnes - On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010…
ICMA-ERC survey confirms long term recovery in European repo market activity to pre-crisis levels
The European Repo Council of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) today released the results of its 20th semi-annual survey…
CFTC Charges Jacob Juma Omukwe and his companies over fraudulent USD3m forex scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin…
Service providers rise to challenges of new regulatory era
By James Williams - When the Dodd-Frank regulatory reform law was passed last July, there was probably a degree of denial amongst the hedge…
Scott Harrison joins Liquidnet as Global Head of Product
Liquidnet, the institutional equities marketplace, has appointed Scott Harrison as Global Head of Product with responsibility for…
FINRA expels MICG bars CEO for over Venture Strategies hedge fund fraud
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has expelled MICG Investment Management, LLC (MICG) of Newport News, VA, and barred…
Independent international forum endorses Guernsey’s commitment to transparency and exchange of information
Guernsey has not only followed through its 2002 commitment to observe the OECD principles on transparency and exchange of information for…
Hedge funds deliver broad-based gains in February
Hedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) gained across every major strategy in February. The GGHFI gained…
09 Mar 2011
KIS Capital launches with Imagine software for real-time portfolio and risk management.
KIS Capital an Australian-based hedge fund with an Asia ex-Japan focus primarily trading equities, options, warrants and convertibles, has…
GAM offers catastrophe bond fund to external investors
GAM has collaborated with Fermat Capital Management to launch GAM FCM Cat Bond. GAM has invested with Fermat for over six years and now has…
EDHEC warns European Parliament of the dangers of banning naked CDS sales
In an open letter of March 8, 2011 addressed to the Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, Sharon…
