23 Feb 2010
Equity advance/decline ratio key indicator for hedge fund performance
A study by Hennessee Group has confirmed that hedge funds generally lag their traditional counterparts when the equity markets experience…
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Gross charge for London Stock Exchange trade netting dropped
Euroclear UK and Ireland has announced that it will remove the gross charge for the netting of trades on a major UK bourse.Euroclear UK and…
Pharmaceuticals and tobacco 'behind slow start to the week'
The European markets opened quietly this week following the publication of a report by US senators that was critical of a pharmaceutical…
LME approaches Baltic Exchange for joint venture on FFA trading
The London Metal Exchange has submitted a formal proposal to bring trading of forward freight agreements on-exchange in a joint venture…
Comment: Cayman investment vehicle obtains Chapter 15 Protection in USA
Jennifer Deacon of Cayman Islands law firm Harneys outlines the significance of a recent US court decision concerning the liquidation of a…
Fixnetix delivers ultra-low latency trading access to Burgundy
Fixnetix, a provider of ultra-low latency market data and trading infrastructure connectivity services, now offers a direct market data…
22 Feb 2010
Hedge fund managers making operational changes to reduce risk
In the wake of a financial crisis hedge fund managers are enacting a series of operational changes to reduce risk and enhance their ability…
CFTC fines California resident and firm USD1m for commodity pool fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order imposing a USD1m penalty against Craig A. Riley of Ladera Ranch, California…
Hedgebay launches index giving insight into illiquid assets
Hedgebay Trading has launched a monthly index that aims to give the hedge fund industry detailed insight into the average discount or…
Bats’ Multicast Pitch service now available via Atrium Network
Bats Exchange’s Multicast Pitch service, a real-time depth-of-book data feed, is now available via Atrium Network’s Exchange Ring, which…
International Standard Asset Management forms alliance with Hite Capital
International Standard Asset Management has formed an alliance with Hite Capital Management.As part of this alliance, Larry Hite, Alex…
Rothschild chosen as custodian for Ucits venture
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild Europe, the Luxembourg based subsidiary of the Geneva-based LCF Rothschild Group, has emerged as one of…
FrontPoint Partners adds investment team focused on direct lending
FrontPoint Partners has added an investment team to its platform which will manage a direct lending strategy dedicated to originating and…
S&P launches index tracking commodity and financial futures contracts
Standard & Poor’s has launched an index designed to reflect the price momentum that physical commodities, interest rates and currencies…
Fixed income arbitrage top performing strategy in January
The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index gained 0.17 per cent in January as hedge funds posted positive performance despite market…
