18 Jan 2010
InfoSpi to create USD500m green hedge fund
InfoSpi is to create a green hedge fund focusing on the carbon credit market.InfoSpi believes that demand for carbon offset credits will…
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Marshall Wace launches equity market neutral ETF
Asset manager Marshall Wace has launched the MW Tops Global Alpha, the first equity market neutral exchange-traded fund. It is the first…
LME trading volume down one per cent in 2009
After four years of record volume trading, London Metal Exchange activity remained relatively flat in 2009 with total volumes of 111.9…
Northern Trust adds OTC derivatives to securities exposure analysis
Northern Trust has expanded its securities exposure reporting for clients to include counterparties for over-the-counter derivatives…
17 Jan 2010
Portfolio Science extends reach of RiskAPI through PortfolioShop integration
Risk management solution provider Portfolio Science has extended the reach of its RiskAPI distributed risk engine through an agreement to…
Hedge fund assets to reach USD1.86trn in December 2010
The global hedge fund industry will have USD1.86trn of assets at the end of December 2010, according to a report on 2010 hedge fund themes…
Thames River launches absolute return fund of funds
Thames River Capital has launched a Ucits III absolute return fund of funds with GBP47m already raised. The Thames River Absolute Return…
3 Degrees Credit Opportunities Fund launches with USD27.3m
3 Degrees Asset Management, an investment management firm based in Singapore, has launched the 3 Degrees Credit Opportunities Fund with…
Alan Swersky joins Duff & Phelps as head of operational risk due diligence
Investment banking firm Duff & Phelps has appointed Alan Swersky as a director in the portfolio valuation service line and head of the…
Edhec-Risk offers Executive MSc in Risk and Investment Management
Edhec-Risk Institute is offering an Executive MSc in Risk and Investment Management for experienced practitioners.Its curriculum builds on…
Newedge VTI down 1.28 per cent in December
The Newedge Volatility Trading Index fell by an estimated 1.28 per cent in December, following an estimated drop of 0.47 per cent the…
Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 24.14 per cent in 2009
Hedge funds rebounded from 2008 losses with a 24.14 per cent gain in 2009, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by…
First New York Securities launches EFX Prime Services
Trading firm First New York Securities has launched EFX Prime Services to offer prime brokerage-related services to fund managers and…
Deutsche Börse expands ultra low latency network
Deutsche Börse Systems is developing an ultra low latency infrastructure from Frankfurt to Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Chicago. The new…
15 Jan 2010
NYSE Technologies launches liquidity discovery solution
NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, has launched a new class of indications of interest solution for…
