23 May 2010
News from Guernsey Finance: Alastair Stewart is keynote speaker at Guernsey Funds Forum
Hot on the heels of the UK General Election, ITV news anchor Alastair Stewart will be the keynote speaker and host of a debate on the…
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SGX secures market makers for Prudential shares
Singapore Exchange has secured market makers for the trading of Prudential shares at their 25 May 2010 listing.The market makers will…
GlobeOp in front office support negotiations with asset management firm
GlobeOp Financial Services has entered into exclusive negotiations to provide front office support and middle- and back-office services to…
Tor Brokerage offers automatic trade execution platform
Tor Brokerage has been launched as an agency only broker-dealer designed specifically to provide automated trading algorithms to its…
Nine out of ten Credit Suisse/Tremont strategies post positive returns
Nine out of ten strategies in the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Broad Index posted positive returns in April as volatility increased in…
Germany’s measures on sovereign debt markets counterproductive, says Edhec
The Edhec-Risk Institute believes the unilateral measures taken by Chancellor Merkel on the sovereign debt markets, both on the short…
Fusion Asset Management adds Carne independent director to board
Fusion Asset Management has appointed Peter Heaps, managing director of Carne Global Cayman Islands, as an independent director to its…
21 May 2010
Dirk Schmelzer joins Plenum Investments
Plenum Investments has added welcomes Dirk Schmelzer, a portfolio manager of insurance linked securities, to the company. Schmelzer is a…
20 May 2010
News from Guernsey Finance: AIC Director General to speak at Guernsey Funds Forum
AIC Director General Ian Sayers (pictured) will be among a host of prominent panellists at this year’s Guernsey Funds Forum event on 26…
Navellier launches fund of funds offering
Navellier & Associates and its affiliate Navellier Hedge Management have launched Navellier Select, the firms’ new alternative…
Fitch puts Man on watch negative after GLG acquisition announcement
Fitch Ratings has placed Man Group's long-term issuer default rating of BBB+ on rating watch negative following the announcement of its…
Comment: European Parliament and the hedge fund clampdown
Mark Spinner, partner and Head of Private Equity at international law firm Eversheds, comments on the European Parliament approval of…
Brian Young joins Butterfield Fulcrum
Butterfield Fulcrum, an alternative fund administrator, has added Brian Young to its New York business development team. He will be working…
Citi launches collateral management services unit
Citi has launched a collateral management services unit within its securities and fund services business. Rajen Shah joins from JPMorgan…
SEC proposes stock-by-stock circuit breaker rule
In response to the market disruption of 6 May, the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) are proposing new rules…