06 Feb 2011
Newcits deliver flat performance for January
Despite starting the year well alternative UCITS surrendered profits at the end of January according to the UCITS Alternative Index; its…
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LFG’s open-architecture UCITS platform LAUP launches first two newcits
Luxembourg Financial Group announced this week the launch of the first two newcits on their open-architecture Liquid AlphaLuxembourg…
NYSE Euronext global derivatives trading averaged 9.0m contracts per day in January
NYSE Euronext's (NYX) global derivatives average daily volume (ADV) was 9.0 million contracts traded per day in January 2011, a decrease of…
CFTC orders Northstar and founder to pay more than USD11m to settle anti-fraud action
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and simultaneously settled charges against James M Peister and his company,…
Curtis Adams and Nick Williams launch Ovington Multi-Strategy Fixed Income Hedge Fund
After a successful trading career spanning 20 years at Mizuho Corporate Bank London, Curtis Adams has moved his team to launch a new fixed…
First two managers go live on LAUP
The first two funds on LFG's Liquid Alpha UCITS Platform (LAUP) have gone live. The funds, which both launched on 1 February 2011, are…
SLI launches GARS SICAV to European investors
Standard Life Investments (SLI) has completed the launch of its best-selling Global Absolute Return Strategies portfolio (GARS) to European…
04 Feb 2011
Dale Westhoff joins Credit Suisse as global head of structured products research
Credit Suisse has appointed Dale Westhoff as Global Head of Structured Products Research, based in New York. Westhoff brings significant…
03 Feb 2011
Deutsche Bank’s prime finance unit doubles Asia market share
Counterparty risk exposure has been something of a boon for Deutsche Bank’s prime finance division in…
Superfund to increase alliances with Japanese brokerages
Superfund, the Vienna-based managed futures firm established by Christian Baha in 1995, is planning to increase alliances with Japan’s…
Tokio Marine's Yoh moves to Janus Capital
As Singapore ushers in the New Year, so a new chapter beckons for Hiroshi Yoh (pictured) who has decided to join one of the Lion City’s…
ADM Capital’s O’Brien sees value in Kazakhstan medium-sized companies
For Patrick O’Brien, a partner of ADM Capital Europe LLP, Kazakhstan holds investment potential into distressed companies every bit as huge…
Tiger Asia feels the bite with 0.5 per cent gains in 2010
New York-based Tiger Asia Management, one of the so-called “tiger cubs” that received seed capital from Julian Robertson, has expressed its…
GMP launches GMPIM Equity Opportunities Fund
GMP Investment Management is to launch of the GMPIM Equity Opportunities Fund (EOF), a long/short equity fund that focuses on the Canadian…
NYSE Euronext reorganises French market indices
NYSE Euronext (NYX) has announced plans to harmonise its range of indices in Paris to further enhance visibility and liquidity for both…
