24 Nov 2010
Comment: Opportunities should arise from Tactical Trading and Arbitrage hedge fund strategies in 2011
Philippe Gougenheim, Head of Hedge Funds at Unigestion, says periods of sharp volatility in markets should lead to significant…
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Cutler Capital Management launches absolute return fund
Cutler Capital Management has launched the Cutler Absolute Return Fund, a fund designed to provide institutional investors with positive…
Digital Vega launches FX option trading platform
Digital Vega has launched its FX option trading platform Medusa, which allows market participants to trade a range of FX option structures…
Eurex to launch Canadian single stock futures on 25 November
Eurex will launch single stock futures on leading Canadian companies on 25 November 2010. The new listings reflect customer demand for…
Asset allocation changes may add more value than stock selection, says Mellon
Skill in adjusting exposures to various asset classes over time could be the most valuable part of the investment process for hedge funds…
23 Nov 2010
Deutsche Bank expands equity electronic trading in the Americas
Deutsche Bank has appointed Jay Fraser as a managing director and head of Autobahn equity execution and head of Autobahn equity sales in…
Edhec-Risk proposes optimal investment strategy for sovereign wealth funds
The Edhec-Risk Institute has released a publication which proposes a formal analysis of the optimal investment policy and risk management…
November most successful month for Eurex Kospi Product
Derivatives exchange Eurex says November has become the most successful month for the Eurex Kospi Product based on the Kospi 200 options…
NYSE Euronext to launch consolidated tape for European equity markets
NYSE Euronext’s wholly owned subsidiary NYSE Technologies plans to launch a consolidated tape for European equity markets beginning in…
22 Nov 2010
Fraud remains key due diligence driver
By Doug Nairne - One of the most important changes in the global financial industry over the past three years, and indeed the business…
Risk industry adapts to challenge of “unknown unknowns”
By Simon Gray - Risk is the element that hedge fund managers above all others, are supposed to thrive on, but members of the industry long…
Operational risk, IT and outsourcing
By Paul Compton - The traumatic crisis that engulfed the industry two years ago prompted a renewed concern among many hedge fund managers…
Best practice in post-crisis risk management
By Lance Smith - The market turbulence of the past three years has exposed a number of flaws and limitations in traditional approaches to…
After investors, regulators home in on risk issues
By Simon Gray – The alternative investment management industry has already had to come to terms with a wholesale shake-up in attitudes…
Insparo appoints operations analyst
Insparo Asset Management has added Merihan Tadrous to its operations team. As operations analyst, Tadrous will work closely with chief…
