05 Mar 2009
Vistra Fund Services selects Advent Partner World Investor and Geneva
Advent Software has announced that Vistra Fund Services has selected Advent Partner World Investor, its recently launched investor…
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04 Mar 2009
Dow Jones resumes publication of two hedge fund strategy benchmarks
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes has announced that it has resumed publication of the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Equity Long/Short and Equity Market…
Brevan Howard targets institutional investors with absolute return bond fund
Brevan Howard Asset Management has launched its first Ucits III fund, the Brevan Howard Absolute Return Bond Plus Fund.Brevan Howard Asset…
Veritas appoints Antony Burgess as director of institutional business
Independent investment firm Veritas Asset Management has appointed Antony Burgess to the new role of director of institutional…
Majority of hedge fund assets under management from institutional investors
The majority of all assets under management by hedge funds and funds of hedge funds globally are from institutional investors, including a…
Early CfD disclosure will protect investors, says AIC
The Association of Investment Companies has welcomed the decision of the UK's Financial Services Authority to bring forward the…
State Street calls for cooperation to boost derivatives servicing market
The growing volume of over-the-counter derivative trades may challenge the capacity of legacy technology systems, and cooperation between…
Comment: Mr Nice Guy
At a time when cash is tight and good business opportunities are hard to come by, who would expect financial big guns to start fretting…
Equity index derivatives continue to lead trading volume at Eurex
The Eurex international derivatives markets saw an average daily volume of 10.7 million contracts traded in February, down from 11.9…
03 Mar 2009
Universities Superannuation Scheme hires for move into hedge funds
The Universities Superannuation Scheme, the second largest UK pension fund, has made its first hire for its planned move into hedge funds.…
Frontier Capital launches multi-asset balanced fund
Frontier Capital Management, a London-based specialist multi-asset investment company, has announced the launch of the IFDS Frontier MAP…
Yann Garnier joins Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Yann Garnier as head of structured product sales of the global equities…
UK regulator brings forward introduction of contracts for difference disclosure regime to June
The Financial Services Authority has announced that following extensive consultation and to help improve transparency in current market…
Fidessa adds round-the-clock trading in the US
Fidessa group, a provider of trading systems, market data and global connectivity, has announced the launch of round-the-clock trading for…
Anthony Ramunno and Renaissance Asset Management fined over USD21m Ponzi scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has announced that a federal district court has ordered Anthony Ramunno,…
