03 Feb 2011
Charles E Hays and Crossfire Trading to pay USD84m over commodity pool Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained more than USD84 million in disgorgement and civil monetary penalties in a…
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Hedge fund professionals bullish on growth prospects in 2011, says survey
The vast majority of hedge fund professionals are bullish about assets growth in 2011, according to a survey by AlphaMetrix.Some 83% of…
Hedge funds positive in January according to CSLAB
Returns for Credit Suisse's Liquid Alternative Beta Indices suggest that hedge funds experienced positive performance in January, according…
Highgate selects Quintillion
Highgate Investment Management has chosen Quintillion to provide administration to the Highgate Absolute Return Fund which launched in…
Julius Baer Absolute Return European Equity Fund up 6.98% since launch
The Julius Baer Absolute Return Europe Equity Fund has returned 6.98% since its launch on 30 September 2010. This compares favourably to…
Duet selects Imagine for commodities risk
The Duet Commodities Fund has selected Imagine Software's ASP service for risk and portfolio management. The fund is part of the global…
ALTIN FoHF posts +12.47% return in 2010
ALTIN, the USD270m fund of hedge funds listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, posted a +12.47% return in 2010, more than double…
New York Portfolio Clearing receives DCO registration from CFTC
New York Portfolio Clearing, a derivatives clearing house that will deliver single-pot margin efficiency between fixed income securities…
SFA looking confidently to the future following good recovery
The Swiss asset management and funds sector performed well in 2010, and is looking optimistically to the future. The focus this year will…
Frontier expands multi-asset range with launch of Cautious fund
Frontier Investment Management is expanding its range of multi-asset funds with the launch of the IFDS Frontier MAP Cautious Fund. The new…
02 Feb 2011
10.4 million contracts per trading day at Eurex Group in January
The international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.4 million contracts in January. Of those, 7.1…
EDHEC teams up with CFA for latest Advances in Asset Allocation seminars
Together with CFA Institute, EDHEC-Risk Institute has introduced seminars that take stock of the latest industry trends and research…
Utah Federal Court freezes assets of Robert Andres and his Houston firm
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained a federal court order freezing assets held by defendants Robert J. Andres…
Deutsche Bank and Traxis launch UCITS fund
Deutsche Bank and Traxis Partners (Traxis) have launched a UCITS compliant version of the Traxis Global Equity Macro fund. The UCITS fund,…
BNY Mellon’s Pershing Unit invests in HedgeMark International
Pershing, a BNY Mellon company, has made a non-controlling investment in HedgeMark and obtained rights to acquire HedgeMark over…
