16 Jun 2010
Liquidnet to launch trading in New Zealand equities
Liquidnet, the institutional investment community that enables secure and anonymous block trading of equities, is expanding its trading…
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RBC Hedge 250 Index falls 2.42 per cent in May 2010
The RBC Hedge 250 Index fell by 2.42 per cent in May, bringing its year-to-date return to 0.29 per cent. These returns are estimated and…
SuperDerivatives launches online revaluation investigation tool
A tool for accurately valuing over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives has been launched by SuperDerivatives.The Revaluation…
Investors ready for ABS public market issuance
A survey of European ABS investors published by Bishopsfield Capital Partners reveals a positive consensus supporting increased issuance in…
Hedge funds resilient in 2010 so far, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings says in its quarterly hedge fund newsletter that the industry has shown resilience in the face of difficult macroeconomic and…
Australian funds fall by an average 2.47 per cent
The funds in Australian Fund Monitor’s database have fallen by an average of 2.47 per cent in May, based on the results of 31 per cent of…
Standard & Poor’s launches S&P WCI sub-indices
Standard & Poor’s has launched an extended family of sub-indices based on the S&P World Commodity Index. The S&P WCI family of…
European Fund Administration reports 2.5 per cent rise in turnover
European Fund Administration had a turnover of EUR63m in 2009, a 2.5 per cent rise on 2008, after tax profits amount to EUR5.1m ensuring a…
15 Jun 2010
SEC charges money manager and firm touting ties to Belgian royal family
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a New York-based money manager and his firm with fraud for touting investments he…
International Asset Management makes client development hire
International Asset Management, a fund of hedge fund investment manager, has appointed Nan Mead as vice president of client…
RealTick and Bulltick expand execution offering in equities and futures
RealTick, a multi-broker, cross-asset electronic trading platform, has expanded the suite of products provided by the Latin American…
Newedge CTA Index down 1.51 per cent in May
The Newedge CTA Index fell by 1.51 per cent in May, bringing its year-to-date performance to +2.06 per cent.The Newedge CTA Index top…
Secured Life Fund launches in UK market
An income producing asset class with the potential to pay up to nine per cent a year has been launched in the UK.The Secured Life Fund,…
CFTC denies OCC rule amendment
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a notice of non-approval of a rule amendment submitted by the Options Clearing…
Implications of alternatives directive unclear, says Swiss Funds Association
The Swiss hedge fund industry is well positioned but the implications of the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers are still…
