21 Apr 2010
S&P 500 registers 6.03 per cent gain in March
Stock market investors expressed positive views in March as the S&P 500 index registered a 6.03 per cent gain in a context of…
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Managed futures lead Credit Suisse/Tremont index in March
Managed futures experienced the best performance among the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index strategies in March, with gains of 4.25…
Close appoints Mark Coxshall director of risk
The international division of Close has appointed Mark Coxshall as director of risk. Coxshall will be based in Jersey and will be…
MCAM to manage Silverstone’s sales and marketing
MCAM Group, a provider of business solutions for the alternative investment industry, has entered into an agreement with London-based…
Due diligence critical to achieving investor confidence, survey shows
Asset management firms believe exhibiting better discipline and having a greater focus on due diligence are major drivers in regaining…
Citi launches AutoFX Passive Hedge service
Citigroup has launched the AutoFX Passive Hedge service to provide institutional asset owners with a passive, automated hedging capability…
Hedge funds gain 2.56 per cent in Q1
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 2.56 per cent in quarter one, bringing the industry within two per cent of its previous high…
Guernsey-based Bachmann Group announces management buyout
Guernsey-based financial services provider Bachmann Group has announced a partial management buyout, with 40 per cent of shares in the…
NYSE Arca Europe to introduce US equities from 21 April
NYSE Arca Europe, NYSE Euronext’s European multilateral trading facility, will be giving customers access to the 100 most liquid US…
SkyBridge Capital opens office in Zürich
SkyBridge Capital, an alternative investment firm that is acquiring the fund of hedge funds, hedge fund seeding and hedge fund advisory…
20 Apr 2010
Carne appoints head of Luxembourg office
Carne Global Financial Services, an independent adviser to the hedge fund and asset management industries, has appointed Justin Egan as…
Alpstar launches European credit fund
Alpstar Capital, a European asset manager and investment adviser, has launched the Alper European Credit Fund.The fund is a more mainstream…
GLG hires two for event driven strategies
Asset manager GLG Partners has appointed Gerard Griffin and Gerald Lucaussy of Tisbury Capital Management to lead GLG's event driven…
Knight launches Oasis algorithm for European equities
Knight Capital Group has launched Oasis, a smart order execution algorithm that sources small-and mid-cap liquidity for European…
Dow Jones Indexes promotes Jamie Farmer to executive director
Dow Jones Indexes has expanded its executive team by promoting Jamie Farmer, former senior director global index operations and head of…
