08 Jan 2008
Award-winning prime broker receives USD20m investment from Sequoia Capital
Merlin Securities, a US broker-dealer specialising in technology-driven prime brokerage services, has received a USD20m investment from…
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07 Jan 2008
SWIP enters fund of funds market with two absolute return funds
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has entered the UK fund of funds market with the launch of two absolute return funds, the SWIP…
New records for Eurex as 1.9 billion contracts are traded in 2007
The international derivatives exchange Eurex ended 2007 with record turnover of more than 1.9 billion contracts, a year-on-year increase of…
CFTC seeks to revoke registration of Worldwide Clearing
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a notice of intent to permanently revoke the registration of Worldwide Clearing of…
Bermuda fund administrator Apex sets up Malta operation
The Apex Group, which launched as a provider of fund administration services in Bermuda in 2003 and has more than USD5bn in assets under…
AJ Tranche added to off-the-run Markit CMBX indices
Markit Group, a provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing and owner of the Markit CMBX index,…
04 Jan 2008
Bramdean moves closer to Tchenguiz
Bramdean Asset Management LLP, the specialist adviser and manager of alternative investments, is moving its London headquarters from…
New Managing Director for Isle of Man fund administrator
Abacus Financial Services Limited (AFSL) has appointed Paul Kneen as Managing Director.Abacus Financial Services Limited (AFSL) has…
03 Jan 2008
Operational launch of Newedge, brokerage subsidiary of Société Générale and Calyon
Société Générale and Calyon have concluded the merger of the brokerage activities of their respective subsidiaries, Fimat and Calyon…
Crédit Agricole SA and Intesa Sanpaolo finalise the unwinding of jv
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and Crédit Agricole SA have taken the final step in unwinding CAAM SGR, their joint venture in asset management in…
01 Jan 2008
Private equity contributes to record year for Jersey funds
Private equity funds business in Jersey is set for a further boost when new unregulated fund categories are implemented early in…
31 Dec 2007
Pioneering exchange offers new benefits to private equity
Long before the recent boom that has made private equity investment known around the world, the Channel Islands Stock Exchange has led the…
28 Dec 2007
Image counts for offshore private equity industry
In a world of increasing onshore regulation, new private equity funds being established offshore are likely to provide further ammunition…
27 Dec 2007
A strategy that's paying off
Private equity has been one of the cornerstones of Jersey's dramatic emergence as a leading funds jurisdiction over the past four years,…
24 Dec 2007
'Open for business' attitude drives Jersey growth
With a history of serving the private equity sector dating back at least 20 years, Jersey can boast a longer pedigree in the industry than…
