12 May 2010
Eurex to launch options contract on the EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Future
Eurex will launch a new options contract based on the EURO STOXX 50® Dividend Points (DVP) future as of 25 May 2010. This latest options…
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Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index posts estimated positive performance of 1.49% in April
Early estimates, based on 74 per cent of assets reporting, indicate that the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up +1.49%…
11 May 2010
Investcorp announces key hedge funds executive appointments
Alternative investment solutions provider Investcorp has made two new hires to its hedge funds team , with Nick Vamvakas joining as a…
LCH.Clearnet clears world's first 50-year trades
LCH.Clearnet has extended its SwapClear offering by clearing the world's first 50-year interest swap trades.Market participants can now…
Fortress launches Luxembourg Life Settlement Fund
Fortress International has launched a Luxembourg Life Fund, Fortress International Capital & Partners SCS, which allows qualified…
CS Brazil heading for record harvest
The forthcoming CS Brazil harvest is set to reach a new record with an expected 590 million tonnes of cane set to be crushed, according to…
EquityStar launches new long-short hedge fund
Traditional and alternative asset manager EquityStar Capital Management is planning a 1 June, 2010 launch for its new hedge fund,…
E-trading displaces telephone as primary Forex trading channel
Global foreign exchange markets continued their migration to electronic execution last year as e-trading volumes increased amid a decline…
Hedge funds post inflows of USD7.6bn in March
The hedge fund industry posted estimated inflows of USD7.6 billion, or 0.5% of assets, in March 2010 and assets now stand at a 16-month…
Matrix expands asset management sales and marketing functions
The Matrix Group is expanding its asset management sales and marketing functions with the appointments of Chris Beament as Business…
Hedge funds advance 1.30% in April
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced 1.30% in April (up 4.61% YTD), while the S&P 500 increased 1.48% (up 6.42% YTD), the Dow Jones…
QCM launches UCITS compliant managed futures fund
UK-based, systematic macro hedge fund manager Quality Capital Management (QCM) has launched the DB Platinum IV QCM GDP Index Fund, a UCITS…
10 May 2010
OGI and Triple A Partners team up to offer alt investments to Japanese investors
Triple A Partners and OGI Capital Partners have teamed up to offer global alternative investments to Japanese institutional investors.…
KB Associates establishes London presence; predicts growth in regulated hedge fund assets
KB Associates, a consulting firm to the asset management community, has opened a new office in London's Mayfair. The new office will advise…
Oscarsson & Engman Capital AB launches Nordic advisory and capital introduction company
Oscarsson & Engman Capital AB (OE Capital) has been licensed by Finansinspektionen (the Swedish equalent of the UK's FSA) to operate as…
