05 Sep 2010
Hedge funds see negative returns in August
Returns for the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index suggest that hedge funds were negatively impacted by broad market sell-offs in…
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03 Sep 2010
KPMG hires associate partner to lead asset management valuation team
KPMG has appointed James Dimech DeBono as an associate partner in its financial risk management practice. DeBono will be responsible for…
02 Sep 2010
UBS adds five to prime brokerage division
The APAC prime brokerage division of Swiss banking giant, UBS, has been a hive of activity of late, with five new…
Liquidnet’s Porter anticipates Asian regulatory convergence
New York headquartered Liquidnet, the alternative trading platform that enables buy-side institutions to effectively execute large equity…
Asia Head Chan leaves Fortis Prime Fund Solutions
Edith Chan, Managing Director for Asian Operations at Fortis Prime Fund Solutions
Korean Teachers’ Credit Union chooses Man as hedge fund adviser
Man Investments announced this week that it has been chosen by the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU)Man Investments announced this week…
E Fund Management to launch China’s first officially registered hedge fund
China’s second-largest asset management firm, E Fund Management, is preparing to launch the mainland’s…
Crescent Financial Partners acquires stake in IT Trading’s software
Crescent Financial Partners has purchased a minority stake in IT Trading’s proprietary quantitative trading software for USD3.2m. The…
BGC appoints regional head of e-commerce for Asia Pacific
BGC Partners, an intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, has appointed Vanessa Ko as director, regional head of e-commerce for…
Alternative Decisions launches legal alerts for alternative community
Alternative Decisions has launched a legal alerts service for the alternative investment industry using Linex Systems technology.The new…
Investment Services UK launches Jersey-based fund
Investment Services UK, a London-based fixed income specialist focused on emerging markets, has launched a fund seeking enhanced returns…
Trading in steel futures on London Metal Exchange sets new record
Trading in steel futures on the London Metal Exchange hit another record level in August, with 24,853 lots traded, equivalent to more than…
Average daily volume of 7.8 million contracts at Eurex and ISE in August
At the derivatives markets of Eurex an average daily volume of 7.8 million contracts was traded in August, down from 9.1 million in August…
Frontier Capital promotes Andrew Cracknell to head of intermediary business
Frontier Capital Management, an investment management company that combines both traditional and alternative asset classes, has promoted…
Emmanuel Roman to become chief operating officer of Man
Emmanuel Roman will assume the newly created role of chief operating officer of Man following the company’s acquisition of GLG Partners.The…
