21 Dec 2009
Law to enhance efficiency of fund re-domiciliation to Ireland
The Irish Funds Industry Association has welcomed new legislation passed by Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Irish parliament, which…
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Liberty All-Star Equity Fund changes portfolio manager
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund has appointed Cornerstone Capital Management as one of the fund's five investment managers, replacing Chase…
Execution to acquire Noble
Execution Holdings, a full-service agency broker, has agreed to acquire Noble Group, an independent mid and small cap investment bank. The…
Jupiter launches European Absolute Return Sicav
Jupiter Asset Management is to launch a Ucits III fund for investors seeking to capture returns from investing in pan-European equities.…
Stock market rises by six per cent in November
The stock market was back on the rise in November with a comfortable gain of six per cent in a context of decreasing implied volatility…
Comment: Currency volatility set for dramatic increase
Jerry Haworth, director and co-founder of 36 South, the global macro/volatility hedge fund, says currency volatility is about to explode as…
20 Dec 2009
CFTC fines MF Global USD10m for supervision violations
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed and settled charges against MF Global, a registered futures commission merchant, and…
Eurex to roll out trader development programme in 2010
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is launching an enhanced Eurex Trader Development Program in January 2010. The new scheme…
NorthPoint appoints Paul Jessup head of business development
NorthPoint Solutions, a business solutions provider focused on the alternative investments sector, has appointed Paul Jessup as head of…
Managed futures gain 2.15 per cent in November
Managed futures gained 2.15 per cent in November, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.“Fears of a default by Dubai…
AIC appoints Ian Sayers as director general
The Association of Investment Companies has appointed Ian Sayers as director general of the association effective from 1 January…
18 Dec 2009
Prupim executes UK sub-sector property swaps
Prupim has executed a series of UK property derivatives totalling GBP100m with the Royal Bank of Scotland. The property derivatives were…
Clearstream to launch settlement service for carbon trading rights
Clearstream, the international central securities depository within Deutsche Boerse Group, is launching Global Emissions Market Access, a…
LCH.Clearnet launches buy-side clearing for interest rate swaps
LCH.Clearnet, the largest clearer of over-the-counter products globally, has launched an interest rate swaps clearing service for the…
Mourant appoints four Jersey-based partners
Offshore law firm Mourant du Feu & Jeune has appointed four Jersey-based partners.James Hill became an equity partner of Mourant du Feu…
