11 Jan 2011
LCH.Clearnet and Chi-X Europe launch clearing for equity CFDs
LCH.Clearnet and Chi-X Europe will this week launch the world’s first contract-for-difference (CFD) clearing service for institutional…
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MaxCap Partners expands investment team
Multi-family office MaxCap Partners has appointed award winning investment experts, Michel Piette and Ittan Ali as investment…
Investment management profitability grew strongly in Q4 2010
Despite an increase in average costs, a unanimous rise in business volumes and a robust increase in fee, commission & premium income…
10 Jan 2011
Eurex increases attractiveness of its Trader Development Program in 2011
International derivatives exchange Eurex will offer its Trader Development Program in 2011 in response to high customer demand. Now…
Shanks and Forex Auto Profit fined more than USD2.9m over fraudulent foreign currency scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and simultaneously settled charges against Forex Auto Profits, LLC (FAP) and…
Global financial markets ended 2010 with a positive tone
Global financial markets ended 2010 with a positive tone, with strength across global equity, commodity and credit markets throughout the…
Comment: US Large Caps significantly undervalued
Bill Miller (pictured), Chairman and CIO of Legg Mason affiliate Legg Mason Capital Management, believes US large cap equities are…
Record year for NYSE Euronext's global derivatives business
NYSE Euronext’s global derivatives business achieved a record year in 2010, according to final volume data released by the company. Overall…
Amicorp Fund Services opens Malta office
Independent fund administrator Amicorp Fund Services has expanded its global footprint by opening a fully fledged office in Malta. The…
Global derivatives trading down six per cent year-on-year in December, says NYSE
Global derivatives average daily trading volume totalled 6.7 million contracts in December 2010, a decrease of 6.2% versus the pervious…
09 Jan 2011
Newcits December and 2010 performance wrap-up
With the final month’s performance figures of 2010 released by UCITS Alternative Index this week, it was evidently clear that across the…
‘Equity l/s and event-driven strategies to do well’ in 2011 says Alix Capital’s Zanolin
As one of the key benchmark providers of UCITS-III hedge funds, UCITS Alternative Index, managed by Geneva-based Alix Capital SA has a…
Morgan Stanley teams up with Algebris Investments to launch equity l/s UCITS
Morgan Stanley this week announced plans to launch a new equity l/s newcits in partnership with Algebris Investments, focusing specifically…
Sabre Fund Management’s All Weather newcits prepares to shine
London-based Sabre Fund Management is finally close to launching its UCITS III-compliant fund, the Sabre All Weather Fund, having first…
Lyxor Hedge Fund Index up 2.25% in December 2010
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 2.25% in December, with year-to-date performance as of December 2010 up 5.82%.The top performing…
