14 Oct 2010
Brevan Howard to float BH Credit Catalysts
Brevan Howard Capital Management is set to list a new investment company, BH Credit Catalysts, on the London Stock Exchange. BH Credit…
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Man completes GLG acquisition
Man Group has completed its acquisition of GLG Partners. The acquisition creates a multi-style, performance-focused alternative asset…
Hedge funds managing wider array of risks
In the face of faster trading speeds, increased volume, growing instrument complexity and greater globalization, hedge funds must manage a…
New breed of individual trader focused on foreign exchange markets
The rapidly expanding foreign exchange markets have attracted a new, sophisticated breed of individual trader focused almost entirely on…
John Ward to head operational due diligence at EIM
EIM has hired John Ward for the role of head of operational due diligence.Ward will lead EIM’s existing team of experienced operational due…
Corporate sector will be strongest in years ahead, says Standard Life
Standard Life Investments believes that the corporate sector will remain the strongest part of the world economy in the years ahead.…
Hudson Bay names Scott Black chief compliance officer
Hudson Bay Capital Management has hired Scott Black as general counsel and chief compliance officer. Black joins Hudson Bay from the…
Titan Capital expands institutional team
Titan Capital Group has appointed Lucy Pesa to its institutional marketing team as vice president and James Novotny has joined to manage…
Everest Capital and RiceHadley form partnership
Everest Capital, an investment management firm focused on global and emerging markets, has formed an advisory partnership with RiceHadley…
Derivatives advisory boutique Riverside is launched
Joyce Frost and Frank Iacono, former executives with Morgan Stanley, along with Chris Frost, former managing director at Societe Generale,…
13 Oct 2010
William Leavitt sees untapped potential in Africa
William S. Leavitt, president of Leavitt Capital Management, believes African private equity is one of the most attractive investment…
Knight appoints David Sellers head of sales for Hotspot FX in Europe
Knight Capital Group has appointed David I. Sellers as managing director, head of sales for Hotspot FX in Europe.Sellers joins from…
SwapClear to clear OTC rate derivatives in six new currencies
LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear service is to extend the range of currencies cleared from 14 to 20. From quarter one 2011, interest rate swaps…
Comment: Risk appetite returns in September
Hedge fund managers increased their appetite for risk in September following signals that the Federal Reserve will vote to take additional…
GLG shareholders approve merger with Man Group
GLG Partners’ shareholders have approved the merger agreement for the company’s acquisition by Man Group. More than the required majority…
