18 Jul 2006
INDEXCHANGE receives licence for ETF tracking the Nikkei 225
INDEXCHANGE has received a licence for an ETF on the Nikkei 225 and will be the first such provider outside Japan. INDEXCHANGE has received…
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Standard & Poor's expands Evaluated Pricing Services with key hire
Steven Harcourt has joined Standard & Poor's European Structured Finance team as Senior Structured Finance Evaluator. Steven Harcourt…
17 Jul 2006
Cushman & Wakefield and BGC launch property derivatives JV
Cushman & Wakefield and inter-dealer broker BGC are entering the nascent property derivatives sector, providing strategic solutions to…
BISYS acquires TIME Financial Services, Inc
BISYS has acquired TIME Financial Services, Inc, a Woodland Hills, CA-based planning and insurance consulting firm servicing US financial…
Spectrum Global Fund Administration strengthens team
Spectrum, a provider of middle office services and fund administration for hedge funds and funds of funds, has made four new hires.…
CFTC extends comment period on external Board of Trade definition
The US CFTC has extended until 1 August 2006, the comment period on what constitutes a 'board of trade, exchange, or market located outside…
14 Jul 2006
Thames River fund weathers turbulence in GEM equities
The Thames River Global Emerging Markets Fund was ranked either top quartile or top decile for every time period monitored by S&P since…
Systeia adds Global Macro program to funds portfolio
Systeia Capital Management, the Paris-based alternative investment manager, has added the Systeia Global Macro Program to its product…
Dow Jones licences new Turkey index for ETF
Dow Jones Indexes has created a specialty Turkey index that will serve as the underlying for an ETF from Is Investment, the leading…
Dow Jones Indexes expands Select Dividend Index Series with Australian index
Dow Jones Indexes has launched the Dow Jones Australia Select Dividend 30 Index that tracks the 30 highest dividend-yielding stocks in…
Yorkville Advisors appoints pension sales veteran to head investor relations
Yorkville Advisors LLC, a firm engaged in providing financing solutions to growing companies in the small-cap sector worldwide, has…
EDHEC enters into a partnership with the Ecole d'Economie de Paris
EDHEC and the Ecole d'Economie de Paris have signed a cooperation agreement to create a programme to support young researchers in…
Events in the middle east weighed on investors minds again yesterday
Fears over the escalating conflict on the Israeli Lebanese border pushed the price of oil to $78 per barrel, a new record. Fears over the…
13 Jul 2006
Matrix prepares to launch latest structured product
London-based Matrix Group will launch the Matrix Ascension Plan 3, linked to the Winton Trading Strategies Fund, on Monday 17 July, subject…
Torrey Associates strengthens sales team
Sean Ballard has joined Torrey Associates, LLC, an SEC-registered FoHF investment adviser, as Vice President of Sales. Sean Ballard has…
