03 Mar 2010
Jim Skufca joins Concerto Asset Management
Concerto Asset Management has appointed Jim Skufca as head of risk management and distressed portfolio manager. Skufca, who will be based…
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Advent releases updated version of portfolio management tool
Advent Software, a provider of software and services for the investment management industry, has released Advent Portfolio Exchange 3.0,…
Average daily volume of 10.6 million contracts at Eurex and ISE in February
In February 2010 the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.6 million contracts,…
Harcourt AUM reaches USD4.5bn in 2009
Harcourt Investment Consulting, the Switzerland-based alternative investment solutions provider, had assets under management of USD 4.5bn…
Equity Trust adds five professionals to sales force
Equity Trust, a provider of trust and fiduciary services, has appointed five people for its global sales team.Dik-Jan Jetses assumes…
MFA expresses concern over short sale disclosure recommendations
The Managed Funds Association has expressed concern regarding a proposal from the Committee of European Securities Regulators to require…
Eurex to expand volatility derivatives offering
Derivatives exchange Eurex is expanding its offering of volatility index derivatives based on VStoxx. The new options contract will be…
Could China's economy face the same problems as 1980s Japan?
A leading organisation has warned that China could soon face the same problems that Japan had at the end of the 20th century, hedge fund…
Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index drops 1.2 per cent in January
January was not a strong month for hedge funds, with the Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index dropping 1.2 per cent and the currency-hedged…
AIMA comments on CESR short-selling plans
Andrew Baker (pictured), CEO, AIMA gives a cautious welcome to CESR’s proposals for a pan-European short-selling disclosure regime. “The…
Northlight European Credit Fund adds Andrew Pucher as director
Northlight European Credit Fund, the credit hedge fund launched in December last year, has appointed Andrew Pucher as a director of its…
State Street opens new headquarters in Dublin
State Street has opened its new Irish headquarters in Dublin.By the end of this year, the new 165,000 square foot building, located at 78…
02 Mar 2010
CESR recommends pan-European short-selling disclousre regime
The Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) has recommended the introduction of a pan-European disclosure regime for net short…
Amasis and Signal Capital ramp up marketing effort
Asia-based quantitative FX trading firm Amasis Capital and its marketing partner Signal Capital Management are intensifying their marketing…
Huge performance dispersion between strategies in Asia hedge funds
There is huge performance dispersion between strategies in Asia hedge funds, according to research by GFIA, the Singapore based specialist…
