08 Sep 2009
Media and entertainment financial advisory firm launched
Entertainment Capital Advisors, a specialist media and entertainment strategic and financial advisory firm, has launched with the aim of…
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Future Capital Partners appoints chief operating officer
Future Capital Partners, a GBP6bn alternative investment boutique, has appointed Trevor Castledine as its chief operating officer.Future…
MF Global to launch research-led Japanese equities team
MF Global, an intermediary offering customized solutions in global cash, derivatives and related markets, has launched an equities…
Top pension funds back to 2006 levels
Total assets of the world's largest 300 pension funds fell by 13 per cent in 2008 to USD10.4trn, down by around USD1.5trn from last year's…
Vam Funds appoints distributor for the Far East
Vam Funds has appointed Triple A Partners as its sole representative in the Far East to promote and support Vam Funds in the region. Vam…
Court freezes assets of Florida resident and Diamond Ventures
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of defendants Beau Diamond…
07 Sep 2009
Inalytics and GLG examine what makes a manager skilful
Inalytics, a manager evaluation firm, has released a whitepaper containing an analysis of where managers are strong or weak and where the…
Illinois resident and company charged with fraud in USD6m commodity pool
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Illinois-based Maize Capital Management and its chief operating officer Scott…
Forex.com adds spot gold and silver contracts to MetaTrader 4
Gain Capital Holdings' Forex.com UK subsidiary has added spot metals to its MetaTrader 4 platform. Gain Capital Holdings' Forex.com UK…
St Helens Capital rebrands as Lanterne Strategic Investors
Sydney-based St Helens Capital, which has run Australian long/short equity hedge fund strategy programmes since January 2002, has rebranded…
Funds of funds industry shrinks by USD95bn in first half
The funds of hedge funds industry shrank a further 13.5 per cent in the first half of 2009, with the previous freefall broken by relatively…
Deutsche Börse and Eurex publish blueprint for strengthening derivatives market
Deutsche Börse and Eurex have published a white paper containing a blueprint for reducing systemic risk in the global derivatives…
Iosco issues final recommendations on securitisation and CDS market
The International Organization of Securities Commissions' Technical Committee has published a final report recommending regulatory actions…
Energy leads S&P GSCI lower in August
The S&P GSCI declined 2.37 per cent in August led by weakness in the energy sector, according to Standard & Poor's. The S&P…
Och-Ziff close to earning performance fees again
Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff is set to start earning performance fees again across its USD21.7bn of funds.Hedge fund manager Och-Ziff is set…
