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Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s fund market infrastructure project branded as Fundsquare

Tue, 07/05/2013 - 12:00

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange is branding its project to build a fund market infrastructure as Fundsquare. »

Can Uran joins EMEA Capital as chief investment officer

Tue, 07/05/2013 - 10:06

EMEA Capital, the independent asset management firm, has appointed Can Uran as managing partner and chief investment officer. »

Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.72 per cent in April

Tue, 07/05/2013 - 10:03

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.72 per cent in April as six of the seven index component strategies reported positive results for the month. »

SGX derivatives and commodities activity grows

Tue, 07/05/2013 - 06:30

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reported growth in derivatives and commodities trading in April. »

Backstop acquires PerTrac CMS

Tue, 07/05/2013 - 06:03

Backstop Solutions Group, a Software-as-a-Service provider to the alternative asset management industry, has acquired the PerTrac CMS product line, a customer relationship management tool built exclusively for the institutional investment community. »

Understanding the legal issues of structuring a hedge fund and Fund Management Company

Tue, 07/05/2013 - 06:00

One of the discussion panels at the Bloomberg Hedge Fund Start-up Conference on 28 November 2012 in London explored some of the legal issues start-up managers need to think about when establishing both the fund, and the fund management structure. Entitled Legal: Getting it Right from the Start, the panellists included Gus Black, Dechert LLP (pictured); Richard Perry, Simmons and Simmons LLP and Chris Hilditch, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. »

Gibraltar to slash UCITS application fees by more than 60 per cent… UCITS funds make average gains of 0.21 per cent in April…

Mon, 06/05/2013 - 00:10

The UCITS Alternative Index Global posted gains of 0.21 per cent in April according to Alix Capital, who host the index. This puts the index at +1.80 per cent for 2013, compared to +1.28 per cent through April last year. Continuing on from strong gains in March, the UAI CTA posted the best performance for April, up +1.81 per cent to leave it at +4.13 per cent for the year. »