Articles and Features

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank and provider of fixed income benchmarks, have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to create »

Following its recent receipt of a licence from iTraxx, Deutsche Bank plans to launch exchange-funds based on three iTraxx indices as part of its db x-trackers ETF platform, iTraxx Europe, »

The Avon Pension Fund has allocated GBP 373 million to five fund of hedge fund managers, including Stenham Asset Management, in the largest UK local authority mandate since West Yorkshire. »

Peter Branner has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer for Multi-Management at Fortis Investments. Branner joins the asset manager today May 1st and »

UK Investment Banking Group Climate Change Capital (CCC) and its funds have acquired the business and assets of US-based carbon project developer Quality Tonnes. »

Similar to other international initiatives, South African regulators intend to bring the hedge fund sector within the scope of current legislation in order to create a more transparent env »

UBS has decided to fold its proprietary trading hedge fund operation Dillon Read Capital Management (DRCM) into the investment bank less than two years after unveiling plans to set up the »

National Bank of Canada and BNP Paribas have formed a joint venture offering hedge fund managed accounts for retail and institutional investors who wish to invest in hedge funds while cont »

Arnaud Hurtard, Business Development Manager at CACEIS, outlines the ways in which managed account platforms are serviced. »

Citi has signed an agreement to acquire top-five hedge fund administrator and mutual fund services provider Bisys Group, Inc for USD 1.45 billion in an all-cash transaction.< »