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European M&A industry expects deal volumes to grow by up to 19 per cent

After deal volumes surpassed the record mark of USD 1.7 trillion in 2006 European M&A professionals look forward to another bumper year, finds the third biannual M&A Monitor conduc »


Comment: Increased volatility on global foreign exchange markets

Richard Foley, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Management, Butterfield Bank Guernsey, outlines the latest currency trends. »


Investment on high-speed, advanced trading infrastructure value chain across asset classes will rise to USD 1.3 billion by 2010, says TABB Group

According to Jeromee Johnson, senior research analyst at TABB Group, components in the high-speed advanced trading infrastructure value chain will become more critical to trading success, »


Wind and Solar drive NEX out-performance

The Wilderhill New Energy Global Index (NEX) of clean energy companies forged ahead in the first quarter, its 17.6% gain putting other indices in the shade - the S&P 500 was just 0.2% »


Dow Jones and RavenPack launch analytic software that transforms news into data for quantitative analysis and algorithmic trading

Dow Jones & Company has introduced Dow Jones News Analytics, a secure, Web-based software application that enables hedge funds and banks to build news-oriented quantitative models for »


London doubles hedge fund assets in four years

London's share of global hedge fund assets increased from 10% to 21% between 2002 and 2006, making London one of the fastest growing hedge fund centres according to the 2007 edition of IFS »


Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley top Greenwich energy rankings

A new Greenwich Associates study of corporate strategies for managing energy prices exposure reveals that Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley dominate global energy trading due to the breadth »


IMF Global Financial Stability Report 2007: Increased debt level is making target companies vulnerable to economic swings

In its latest report on financial stability, the IMF warns that leveraged buy-outs by private equity firms taking advantage of the low interest rate environment are making target companies »


Greenwich Research: New products and alternative strategies shake up "traditional" asset allocations for US institutions

US pension funds and endowments continue to shift assets out of domestic stock investments and into hedge funds, private equity and international equities, according to new research from G »


BISYS hires Jerrild to join business development team

BISYS has recruited Carsten Jerrild, previously managing director with Fulcrum Fund Services, as director of business development for its alternative investment services business. »


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