30 Jul 2009
Luxembourg and the draft AIFM directive
On April 29, the European Commission submitted a draft Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers to the European Parliament and…
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Merlin Securities and Gerson Lehrman enter research partnership
Merlin Securities and Gerson Lehrman Group have entered into an exclusive research partnership which will allow Merlin to provide emerging…
Investor confidence surges to five year high
Confidence among institutional investors rose sharply in July, according to the State Street Index.Confidence among institutional investors…
Signal Capital appoints vice chairman
New York-based Signal Capital Management, a hybrid hedge fund and private equity firm, has appointed Dr.PARA_BREAK_SENTINEL_9f8e7d6cNew…
Atlantic-Pacific adds three for global direct placement efforts
Atlantic-Pacific Capital, an independent global placement agent for alternative investment funds and direct private placements, has hired…
Macro Risk Advisors adds derivatives specialists to institutional sales team
Macro Risk Advisors has expanded its sales trading team with the additions of Justin Golden, Daniel Kirsch, Phillip Rapoport, Gabe Catala,…
29 Jul 2009
Isitc finalises OTC derivatives market practice
The International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication has released a market practice that aims to address the…
Advent adds 31 clients since acquiring Tamale RMS
Advent Software has signed 31 new contracts globally since acquiring the research management solution Tamale Software in the fourth quarter…
Reed Smith adds Alexandra Poe to financial industry group
Law firm Reed Smith has added of Alexandra 'Sandra' Poe as a partner in its financial industry group, based in New York City.…
BTIG launches fixed income prime brokerage
BTIG, a broker dealer specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, has expanded its prime brokerage group to offer…
RWC hires team for launch of US long short funds
RWC Partners has made a number of significant hires to work with Mike Corcell on its US long short funds. RWC Partners has made a number…
28 Jul 2009
FSA's failures could lead to a winter of discontent, says think-tank
The Financial Services Authority's attempts to set and communicate an actionable implementation plan for liquidity risk have so far failed,…
Anglian Equity Fund team launches Belltower Advisors
Portfolio manager Mark Corigliano and his partners Dennis Greenway and Kevin Nicholson have formally launched Belltower Advisors. …
Natural gas contract performs significant price discovery function, says CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order finding that the Henry Financial LD1 Fixed Price contract - a natural gas…
GlobeOp enhances portfolio risk reporting
GlobeOp is providing enhanced portfolio risk reporting to investors through GoBook, its online fund investor communications tool.GlobeOp is…
