28 Mar 2010
Court rules in favour of Walkers’ client in major hedge fund dispute
The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has sent a clear message that winding up petitions should not be used to place undue and improper…
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26 Mar 2010
AFM equity portfolios post disappointing results in February
Australian Fund Monitors' two model equity portfolios posted disappointing results in February with concerns that January's sell off would…
RiskMetrics partners with Syncova for risk based margin management
RiskMetrics Group, a provider of risk management and corporate governance services, is to partner with Syncova, a margin management…
25 Mar 2010
Microtune and Ramius agree on director nominees
Microtune has reached an agreement with Ramius and its affiliates relating to the election of directors at Microtune’s 2010 annual meeting…
ASIC cancels Teys’ Australian financial services licence
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services licence held by Teys Property Funds…
Texas resident charged with fraud and unauthorised trading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained USD260,000 in civil monetary penalties and equitable relief in separate federal…
Premium trade boosts hedge fund industry prospects
Hedgebay Trading’s February index has revealed the first trade above NAV on the hedge fund secondary market in almost two years. The…
FTSE 100 Dividend Index futures reach one million milestone
NYSE Liffe’s FTSE 100 Dividend Index futures contract has traded its millionth contract. The contract, which was launched in May last year,…
Sidley expands funds practice in London
Law firm Sidley Austin has added Antony Bryceson to its London office as counsel in the investment funds, advisers and derivatives…
2100 Xenon appoints director of marketing and client services
2100 Xenon Group, a Chicago-based commodity trading adviser, has appointed E. Bruce Mumford as director of marketing and client services.…
Otkritie signs up FX and money markets team
Otkritie, the Russian brokerage, has signed up MDM Bank’s FX and money markets team in Moscow. The six-strong team is responsible for…
Rapid Addition launches portal for electronic dealing community
Rapid Addition, a software solution provider to the electronic financial markets, has launched a free-to-use portal for the electronic…
24 Mar 2010
Comment: Is the UK Government paying too much to borrow?
Toby Nangle, Director, Multi-Asset and Fixed Income Team at Baring Asset Management, unravels the funding implications of the UK’s latest…
Comment: UK Budget – impact on the property market
Milan Khatri, chief economist at Aberdeen Property Investors outlines the implications of the UK’s latest Budget announcement. The property…
Comment: What does the FSA dawn raid mean for our financial industry?
Jérôme de Lavenère Lussan, CEO of hedge fund consultancy Laven Partners, comments on the UK Financial Services Authority’s first operation…
