30 Sep 2010
Threadneedle launches emerging market macro fund
Fund manager Threadneedle has launched the Threadneedle (Lux) Absolute Emerging Market Macro Fund.The fund is for investors who want to tap…
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Secondary market peaks as investors take advantage of slowdown
The traditional summer slowdown in August failed to materialise on the secondary hedge fund market, as Hedgebay registered its highest…
Comment: Alternative investment firms should prepare for restrictions on remuneration
With changes afoot in the attitude of governments and regulators to compensation and incentivisation packages, Martin Cornish (pictured…
29 Sep 2010
Syncova opens New York office
Syncova, a provider of margin and financing software to hedge funds and prime brokers, has opened an office in New York.The firm has also…
Lance Futures redesigns risk management platform
Lance Futures, a brokerage service provider in Germany, is designing a risk management platform that attempts to provide a greater choice…
Newedge clears USD2bn in interest rate swap futures on Eris Exchange
Newedge, a multi-asset clearing and brokerage firm, has executed and centrally cleared over USD2bn in client interest rate swaps on the…
Man launches Ucits III long/short equity fund
Man has launched a Ucits III long/short equity fund called Man Long/Short Europe. The fund will be managed by Man’s long/short equity team…
CFTC charges People’s Alternative with commodity pool fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of defendants People’s…
Greenberg Traurig expands corporate and securities practice
Law firm Greenberg Traurig has added fund lawyers John A. Brunjes and Genna N. Garver to its corporate and securities practice. Brunjes…
Edward Egilinsky joins Price Asset Management as a managing director
Price Asset Management, an investment manager specialising in alternative investment products with a primary focus on the commodity asset…
Agio Technology kicks off iPad challenge for hedge funds on 1 October
Agio Technology, a provider of managed IT services for hedge funds, will kick off the Agio iPad Challenge for hedge funds on 1 October…
Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund attracts USD245m in IPO
Nuveen Investments, a provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, has completed the initial public…
Barclays Capital hires ten managing directors for prime services business
Barclays Capital has hired ten managing directors based in New York and London for its prime services business. The appointments include…
Citco to provide trustee and custody services to Irish funds
Citco Bank Nederland’s Dublin branch has received approval from the Irish Financial Regulator to provide trustee and custody services to…
Quintillion to administer Paris Capital fund
Quintillion fund administration has been chosen to provide administration services to the fund managed by Paris Capital, the Paris Capital…
