30 Aug 2007
GFI brokers first cleared cat derivatives trade on Nymex
GFI Group has brokered the first catastrophe risk trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange, an option on the nationwide catastrophe risk…
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Mark Melchiorre joins UBS's O'Connor as head of credit strategies
UBS Global Asset Management has announced that O'Connor, the hedge fund specialist within the bank's alternative and quantitative…
Vanguard plans to adopt Laudus Rosenberg long/short equity fund
The Vanguard Group has announced a proposal with Charles Schwab Investment Management to reorganise the Laudus Rosenberg US Large/Mid…
SEC Commissioner Roel C Campos joins Washington law practice
Roel C Campos, a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will become partner-in-charge of the Washington, DC office of law…
29 Aug 2007
Eurex Repo creates pan-European market for collateralised money market transactions
Eurex Repo, the electronic repo market of the international derivatives exchange Eurex, will internationalise its Euro GC Pooling offering…
Dubai exchange launches structured products platform
Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have listed a total of 14 structured products on the Dubai International Financial Exchange…
Investment Technology Group unveils algorithm that reacts to market events
Investment Technology Group, a New York-based provider of technology-based trading services and transaction research, has unveiled a new…
Voltrex foreign exchange platform available via internet
Voltrex's foreign exchange services for financial institutions, corporates and private individuals are now accessible globally through an…
Forsyth Partners quits Dubai after losing distribution licence
London-based investment manager and fund research firm Forsyth Partners has pulled out of Dubai after having the licence of its financial…
Liquid Capital expands into commodity markets with London hire
Liquid Capital, a global equity derivatives market-maker that ranks among the largest market-makers by volume on Eurex and other equity…
28 Aug 2007
LME confirms specifications for steel billet futures contracts
The London Metal Exchange has confirmed the contract specifications for the two regional steel billet contracts it plans to launch in April…
UBS launches 130/30 strategy fund aimed at private investors
UBS has launched a new fund based on an investment concept incorporating a 130/30 strategy, the UBS (Lux) Key Selection Sicav - US Equities…
Hennessee Group forms alliance with marketing and financial services veteran Hardy
Hennessee Group has formed an alliance with industry veteran and marketing expert Leland Hardy, with the aim of expanding its hedge fund…
Partners Group share price dips despite strong growth outlook
Partners Group, the Switzerland-based alternative asset manager, says its half-year results for the six months to June 30 reflect…
BNP Paribas Investment Partners resumes NAV calculation for suspended funds
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has announced that it is resuming calculation of the net asset values of three funds whose suspension on…
