11 Mar 2010
Hedge fund liquidations fall to pre-crisis levels
The number of new hedge fund launches increased in the fourth quarter of 2009 even as the pace of liquidations continued to decline,…
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Korea Exchange and Eurex to start Link in August 2010
Eurex and the Korea Exchange have set the start date of their Eurex/KRX Link, a product cooperation to trade and clear Kospi 200 options,…
Newedge reorganises business line structure
Newedge, a provider of multi-asset brokerage and clearing services, is reorganising its global business line structure. Newedge says the…
Standard & Poor’s brings S&P 500 to India
Standard & Poor’s has licensed the National Stock Exchange of India to create and list Indian Rupee-denominated futures contracts on…
NYSE Euronext sells stake in US futures exchange to six firms
NYSE Euronext has sold a significant minority ownership stake in its US futures exchange, NYSE Liffe US, to six firms: Citadel Securities,…
European derivatives trading volumes increase by 44 per cent
NYSE Euronext has reported strong year-over-year growth of derivatives trading volumes in February, with European derivatives volumes…
10 Mar 2010
Deutsche Börse to expand product offering on Xetra International
Deutsche Börse plans to expand the scope of tradable instruments on its pan-European Xetra International market from 86 securities at…
MFA forms affiliation with Texas Hedge Fund Association
The Managed Funds Association has formed an alliance with the Texas Hedge Fund Association, an education and advocacy organisation that…
California firm fined USD20.3m in commodity options fraud action
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained more than USD20.3m in civil monetary penalties and equity relief in a federal…
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 0.87 per cent in February
Early estimates indicate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index will finish up 0.87 per cent in February, based on 76 per cent of…
Appleby appoints five partners
Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed five partners.Richard Addlestone has joined the…
US dollar favourite currency of hedge fund managers in near term
The US dollar is the currency on which hedge fund managers are most bullish in the near term, research by TrimTabs Investment Research and…
ABC Quant launches risk management platform powered by Morningstar
ABC Quant, a provider of risk management analytical solutions for the hedge fund industry, has launched the Quant Suite Morningstar…
09 Mar 2010
Caldwell brings affiliates under single corporation
Caldwell Life Strategies, an asset manager providing life settlement and related investing solutions, has reorganised its affiliates under…
Carlyle hires Michael Petrick to head credit alternatives and capital markets
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has appointed Michael “Mitch” Petrick as managing director and global head of credit alternatives and…
