28 Oct 2010
Neuberger Berman still overweight Asia, focused on China and Korea
George Walker, the Chairman and CEO of US asset management firm Neuberger Berman that manages USD3.7 billion in fund of hedge fund assets…
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Ex-OCBC derivatives trader Tey to launch equity arb fund with Chinese investment backing
Singapore-based Solaris Asset Management is launching the Solaris Capital SPC Equity Arbitrage Fund
Amrit Agrawal joins Cowen’s global capital markets group
Cowen Group has hired Amrit Agrawal as a managing director in the global capital markets group. Agrawal will be primarily responsible for…
BlackBerry Partners Fund co-managers merge to focus on mobile investments
BlackBerry Partners Fund’s co-managers have merged their investment teams to focus exclusively on mobile venture capital investment…
Markus Fuchs joins Swiss Funds Association
At the beginning of November 2010, Markus Fuchs will take up his new position as senior counsel with the Swiss Funds Association.He will…
Court fines Texas defendants USD16.2m in CFTC anti-fraud action
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained more than USD16.2m in restitution and civil monetary penalties in a federal court…
Convertibles trading volume contracts despite recovery in asset values
A recovery in the valuations of convertible securities held in the portfolios of institutional investors in the US and Europe has not…
Jersey Finance welcomes personal tax rate proposals
Jersey Finance has welcomed the Council of Minister’s proposals to retain the jurisdiction’s personal taxation rate at 20 per cent. Setting…
27 Oct 2010
Iosco proposes regulatory oversight principles for dark liquidity
The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a consultation report containing…
European Parliament sees its priorities through on hedge funds directive
European Parliament and Council negotiators on Tuesday overcame the final major hurdles to an agreement on the Alternative Investment Fund…
ABN Amro to clear interest-rate swaps with OTC Derivatives Clearing Service
ABN Amro Clearing is expanding its centralised OTC Derivatives Clearing Service with centrally cleared over-the-counter-traded…
Calypso launches OTC clearing service for derivative clearing members
Calypso Technology, an application software provider of an integrated trading, risk and processing platform to financial institutions and…
Systematic Alpha joins Deutsche Bank managed account platform
The Systematic Alpha Futures programme, managed by the New York-based commodity trading adviser Systematic Alpha Management, has been added…
Stock correlations at historic highs while low quality stocks outperform
Hennessee Group, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, believes the spike in correlation between individual stocks…
Merlin launches one-click solution for funds reports
Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage services and technology provider, has launched Merlin Dossier, a one-click solution that allows hedge…
