10 Feb 2011
Citi expanding listed derivatives and clearing businesses
Citigroup has hired Antonio Reyes Miras as Global Head of Electronic Execution for listed derivatives, a newly created position that is…
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Swiss & Global launches Julius Baer Chindonesia Fund
Swiss & Global Asset Management is expanding its range of emerging market equity funds with the launch of the Julius Baer Chindonesia…
UMB wins record number of new clients in 2010
UMB Fund Services, a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF), added 35 new fund clients in 2010. This is the largest number…
Institutional demand for Asian equities surges on Liquidnet
Liquidnet, the equities institutional marketplace, reported record volumes in the trading of Asian securities in January 2011, reflecting…
CFTC charges Hasaan R Steel with commodity pool fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an anti-fraud enforcement action charging Hasaan R Steel of Brooklyn, NY, with…
Throgmorton adds to growing tax team
Throgmorton, one of the UK’s largest specialist accountancy and professional services providers to the hedge fund, private equity and…
Asian mid-size hedgies well placed to attract assets as heavyweights begin to soft close
Asia’s heavyweight hedge funds have begun in earnest to soft close for fear of becoming too cumbersome, thus impacting on…
Asia attracts USD500million in capital for Q4 with hedgies focused on Indian inflation posting highest 2010 gains
Asian hedge funds finished the year strongly, attracting USD500million in new capital for Q4 as global investors looked to strategies for…
Revere looks east to seed Asian hedgies
New York-based Revere Capital Advisors LLC, a hedge fund seeding firm who last year opened an office in Singapore, is planning to raise…
Japan hedge funds lead the way for January
Provisional performance figures for January show that Japanese hedgies led the way for the region, gaining 1.31 per cent (at the time of…
Ex-Amoeba Capital Partners’ Sinha to rejoin Morgan Stanley
After deciding to shutter Singapore-based equity l/s hedge fund, Amoeba Capital Partners last October, ex-Morgan Stanley managing director…
Company veterans to acquire Butterfield Fulcrum
Fund industry executives Glenn Henderson and Tim Calveley have partnered with BV Investment Partners, a leading middle market private…
Ogier Cayman makes promotions in litigation and fiduciary services
Ogier Cayman’s litigation team has promoted both Shaun Folpp and Rachael Reynolds to Managing Associates, and Michael Makridakis to Senior…
Salus Alpha reports January performance
The Salus Alpha Directional Markets had a performance of +0.25% for the month to date. The 12 month rolling alpha of Salus Alpha…
09 Feb 2011
Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext confirm advanced merger discussions
In light of recent market rumours, Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext (NYX) today confirmed that they are engaged in advanced discussions…
