06 Aug 2009
CDS markets maintain upbeat tone
US CDS markets remained upbeat over the past month, as better-than-expected corporate profitability in the second quarter, combined with…
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Credit Suisse AIR indices finish up in July
Long/short equity hedge funds continued to increase overall net exposures in July, enabling managers to capitalize on market upswings early…
Industrial metals lead S&P GSCI higher in July
The S&P GSCI increased 0.44 per cent in July on the heels of a strong monthly performance by the industrial metals sector, according to…
05 Aug 2009
Eurex opens representative office in Singapore
The international derivatives exchange Eurex has opened its representative office in Singapore. The international derivatives exchange…
Combinatorics names Robert Jenkins chief executive
Combinatorics Capital, a New York-based global macro hedge fund manager, has appointed Robert W. Jenkins as chief executive and managing…
UBP plans expansion into alternatives despite fall in assets
Geneva-based Union Bancaire Privée has announced gross earnings of CHF166.9m (USD154.5m) for the first half of 2009, with assets under…
Och-Ziff AUM up two per cent from quarter one
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group's assets under management were USD20.7bn as of 1 July 2009, two per cent higher than 1 April 2009 but 38…
Akin Gump appoints Robert Griffin in Abu Dhabi
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has relocated partner Robert M. Griffin to Abu Dhabi to head the firm's Middle East investment funds…
CFTC recognises Eurex Clearing as multilateral clearing organisation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order recognising Eurex Clearing as a multilateral clearing organisation. The…
Prisma Capital expands marketing group
Prisma Capital Partners has appointed John Stimpson as one of the managing directors in its marketing group, bringing the senior members of…
Evnine selects Viteos for fund administration
Evnine, a San Francisco-based investment management firm specialising in quantitative models for trading in key markets worldwide, has…
Deutsche Börse launches ultra-low latency between London and Frankfurt
Deutsche Börse Systems has started installing an ultra-low latency infrastructure connecting the financial centres London and Frankfurt.…
Four hires Rajesh Tanna for European equity
Four Capital Partners has hired Rajesh Tanna as a senior fund manager to work within its new European equity business. Four Capital…
BNP Paribas Fin'ams goes live with Minerva OEMS
BNP Paribas Fin'ams, the buy-side dealing desk of the BNP Paribas group, has successfully gone live with Fidessa LatentZero's order and…
Hedge fund performance retreats in June
Despite ending the second quarter on a positive note, hedge fund strategies' performance retreated in June as global markets moved…
