15 Dec 2010
Survey finds growing confidence in euro area for 2011
Institutional investors overwhelmingly believe the euro area will be able to avoid a “full-fledged crisis,” according to Barclays Capital’s…
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14 Dec 2010
Union Bancaire Privée appoints UK sales head
Union Bancaire Privée has appointed Philippe Broadhead as head of sales – UK in its asset management division. Broadhead brings with him…
Scoach Frankfurt launches trading with secured certificates from Switzerland
Collateral secured certificates from Switzerland are now tradable on Scoach, the Frankfurt exchange for structured products. The collateral…
FRM hires George Yepes to head North American business development
Financial Risk Management, a hedge fund investment firm with offices in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia, has hired George Yepes…
Lyxor Asset Management expands operational due diligence capabilities
Lyxor Asset Management has hired Nicole Sivel to expand its operational due diligence capabilities. Sivel will assume a senior role within…
Gottex Fund Management selects UMB Fund Services
UMB Fund Services, a subsidiary of UMB Financial, has been selected to provide registered hedge fund services to Gottex Fund Management.…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 0.56 per cent in November
Hedge funds gained 0.56 per cent in November, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.The index is up 7.75 per…
FOA appoints Kathleen Traynor as director of regulation
The Futures and Options Association has appointed Kathleen Traynor as director of regulation, effective January 2011. Traynor joins the FOA…
Doric Nimrod Air One joins the Specialist Fund Market
Doric Nimrod Air One, a newly incorporated Guernsey domiciled company which aims to obtain income returns and a capital return for its…
Fund management firms paying too much for Asian trading
Research by ITG suggests that paying more in commissions can lead to worse execution performance and create far higher overall costs,…
Eurex to introduce new pricing model on 1 February 2011
Derivatives exchange Eurex will introduce a new pricing model on 1 February 2011. The overarching goal is to further increase the…
MSCI launches Barra Portfolio Manager
MSCI has launched Barra Portfolio Manager, a series of equity portfolio management tools for institutional investors. Designed to help fund…
Hedge funds outperform since 2007 peak
Since the equity markets reached a high in October of 2007, there has been a double digit correction followed by a sharp double digit…
OTC derivatives trade repository Regis-TR starts operations
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles and Clearstream have started operations of the trade repository Regis-TR that is jointly owned by the two…
13 Dec 2010
Record OTC IRS volumes for LCH.Clearnet's SwapClear
November saw record volumes for LCH.Clearnet’s interest rate swap clearing service, SwapClear.The total number of cleared OTC trades for…
