22 Feb 2010
Anchin, Block & Anchin (Cayman) is launched
Accounting firm Anchin, Block & Anchin has launched Anchin, Block & Anchin (Cayman) to provide audit services to funds registered…
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Fundamentals 'key for hedge funds looking at the Asian markets'
It will be the fundamentals that really drive returns for the Asian markets during 2010, an expert has claimed.It will be the fundamentals…
Hedge funds could benefit from new commodity and futures contract index
A new index has been launched that is designed to track the prices of commodity and financial futures contracts, hedge funds may be…
Robert Champion de Crespigny joins Barclays Capital advisory panel
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has appointed Robert J. Champion de Crespigny AC to the advisory panel…
Gottex and FrontPoint form direct lending venture
Alternative asset management group Gottex Fund Management has formed a venture with FrontPoint Partners to provide its clients with access…
21 Feb 2010
LME launches cobalt and molybdenum futures trading
The London Metal Exchange is launching the world’s first cobalt and molybdenum futures contracts to be traded on exchange on 22…
US consumer spending 'returns to January 2009 levels'
US consumer spending in January matched the levels found in the same month of 2009, a new survey has found, which could affect hedge fund…
Fortis Clearing extends Market Access services with Tick-TS
Fortis Bank Global Clearing and Tick-TS have entered into an agreement whereby trading companies can use the Tick-TS trading front-end in…
Butterfield Fulcrum launches managed accounts platform
Butterfield Fulcrum, an alternative fund administration company, has launched a managed accounts platform that provides segregated and…
Hedge funds: Banking sector 'among most popular trades'
The banking sector has accounted for two thirds of the ten most popular trades this week, which could be due to the run-up to reporting…
19 Feb 2010
GLG reports net loss of USD319m for 2009
GLG Partners has reported a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2009…
Leading the way – Structured Products
By Jason Bingham, Mourant – Many of the most sophisticated structured products in issuance are currently listed on the CISX. Mourant…
18 Feb 2010
RBC Capital Markets hires head of European structured interest rates sales
RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has hired Bertrand Fitoussi as a managing director…
Anchin adds financial services partner
Accountancy firm Anchin, Block & Anchin has appointed E. George Teixeira as a tax partner in its financial services group. With the…
Barclay CTA Index falls 1.48 per cent in January
Managed futures lost 1.48 per cent in January, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“Unanticipated appreciation of…
