21 Jul 2010
Non-directional hedge funds minimise drawdowns and lower volatility
The Hennessee Group has analysed its Hennessee Hedge Fund Indices to determine which strategies have outperformed the S&P 500 Index…
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Alvarium selects Deltix for new quantitative hedge fund
Alvarium Capital has selected the Deltix QuantOffice and QuantServer product suite for the development and production deployment of…
Merrill Lynch analyst joins Skyline as head of research
David Tovar has joined Skyline Capital Management as head of research. Tovar was previously an analyst at Merrill Lynch.Skyline Capital…
Dividend derivatives open interest exceeds one million contracts
Derivatives exchange Eurex has for the first time exceeded the one million mark in open interest on its dividend product suite. Dividend…
NYSE Technologies launches Order Routing Direct
NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, has launched Order Routing Direct, a fully-managed point-to-point order…
SS&C adds risk reporting to fund administration services
SS&C Technologies, a provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, has launched Risk Analytics, an independent…
Hedge fund inflows steady in Q2 as consolidation continues
Investors continued to allocate new capital to hedge funds in the second quarter of 2010 with the industry experiencing a net inflow of…
20 Jul 2010
Xenfin Capital hires fixed income specialist
Xenfin Capital, the systematic trading firm, has hired Luca Rubinelli to head its new fixed income trading arm as well as managing a global…
GLG reports estimated net AUM of USD23bn
GLG Partners has reported estimated net assets under management of approximately USD23bn as of 30 June 2010.The company had net inflows of…
First trade in EUA futures for third European emissions trading period
The first trade in EUA futures for the third European trading period was concluded on the market on 16 July for emission rights operated by…
Hedge funds’ increased use of investor-level gates is a credit positive
Although not a new structure, the increased use of investor-level gates to revise liquidity terms and improve liquidity profiles is a…
BNY Mellon appoints global business head for Derivatives360
BNY Mellon has appointed Patrick Tadie to the newly created role of global business head for the company's Derivatives360 initiative, an…
Gottex fee earning assets down 8.3 per cent
Gottex Fund Management, an alternative asset management group, had total fee-earning assets of USD7.26bn at 30 June 2010, down 8.3 per cent…
Barclays Capital launches Portfolio WebBench Live
Barclays Capital has launched a web-based real-time equities trading analytics application, Portfolio WebBench Live.Building on Portfolio…
Bermuda Monetary Authority appoints chief operating officer
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has appointed Brad Erickson to the newly-created position of chief operating officer, effective immediately.…
