Articles and Features

Citi to acquire electronic market-making and proprietary trading firm ATD

Citi Markets & Banking has agreed to acquire Automated Trading Desk, a specialist in electronic market making and proprietary trading for approximately USD680m in cash and stock. »


Hedgeweek people news round-up: Odey brings on board Newman Ragazzi team

Odey Asset Management has acquired Newman Ragazzi Partners, along with Michele Ragazzi, who becomes an Odey partner, his team of six, and the management of the existing Newman Ragazzi fund »


Administrator GlobeOp pulls IPO following hedge fund's negligence lawsuit

Hedge fund administrator GlobeOp Financial Services has postponed its planned listing on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday after being hit by a USD465m lawsuit from Archeus Capital Man »


Environment for commodities "best for 20 years", says Hexam's Payne

The commodities market is as strong as it has been for 20 years and will continue its cycle for far longer than expected, according to John Payne, manager of the Resolution Hexam Global Re »


Fidessa European Trader Workstation expands connectivity with Madrid exchange

Fidessa group, a provider of multi-asset trading, market data and global connectivity solutions, has announced the addition of member trading on the Madrid Stock Exchange to its European T »


Bramdean raises GBP131m for listed alternatives fund

Bramdean Asset Management has announced that its new alternatives fund, Bramdean Alternatives, has raised a total of GBP131m through a placing and offer for subscription. »


Paladyne offers Interactive Data pricing and reference data in hedge fund platform

Paladyne Systems, a provider of technology solutions for the hedge fund industry, has announced that it will use data from Interactive Data's pricing and reference data business in its fro »


Och-Ziff Capital Management unveils plans for IPO

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A shares, representing »


B&G Holding raises EUR530m in secondary offering

Boussard & Gavaudan Holding, the Euronext Amsterdam-listed closed-ended investment company that acts as a feeder to a European multi-strategy fund, has raised EUR530m in a secondary of »


MPC Investors strengthens Samsara team with analyst appointments

MPC Investors has appointed Steven Robertson and Eng Li Yap as equity analysts to support Ajay Gambhir, who joined the firm in May from JPMorgan Asset Management to launch MPC Samsara, a E »


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