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David Gray, UBS, Head of Prime Brokerage, Asia Pacific

UBS adds five to prime brokerage division

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:50

The APAC prime brokerage division of Swiss banking giant, UBS, has been a hive of activity of late, with five new executi »

Lee Porter, Head of Liquidnet Asia-Pacific

Liquidnet’s Porter anticipates Asian regulatory convergence

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:48

New York headquartered Liquidnet, the alternative trading platform that enables buy-side institutions to effectively execute large equity orders en bloc, is busy making inroads into the Asia »

Asia Head Chan leaves Fortis Prime Fund Solutions

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:46

Edith Chan, Managing Director for Asian Operations at Fortis Prime Fund Solutions »

Giselle Lee, ED and Head of Sales for Korea, Man Investments Hong Kong

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union chooses Man as hedge fund adviser

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:44

Man Investments announced this week that it has been chosen by the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) »

E Fund Management to launch China’s first officially registered hedge fund

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 17:41

China’s second-largest asset management firm, E Fund Management, is preparing to launch the mainland’s inaugu »

Crescent Financial Partners acquires stake in IT Trading’s software

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 16:05

Crescent Financial Partners has purchased a minority stake in IT Trading’s proprietary quantitative trading software for USD3.2m. »

BGC appoints regional head of e-commerce for Asia Pacific

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 16:01

BGC Partners, an intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, has appointed Vanessa Ko as director, regional head of e-commerce for Asia Pacific. »

Alternative Decisions launches legal alerts for alternative community

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 14:07

Alternative Decisions has launched a legal alerts service for the alternative investment industry using Linex Systems technology. »

Investment Services UK launches Jersey-based fund

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 12:47

Investment Services UK, a London-based fixed income specialist focused on emerging markets, has launched a fund seeking enhanced returns through access to a portfolio of fixed income securities principally throughout the emerging markets. »

Trading in steel futures on London Metal Exchange sets new record

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 11:56

Trading in steel futures on the London Metal Exchange hit another record level in August, with 24,853 lots traded, equivalent to more than 1.6 million tonnes of material. »

Average daily volume of 7.8 million contracts at Eurex and ISE in August

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 10:46

At the derivatives markets of Eurex an average daily volume of 7.8 million contracts was traded in August, down from 9.1 million in August 2009. »

Frontier Capital promotes Andrew Cracknell to head of intermediary business

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 10:25

Frontier Capital Management, an investment management company that combines both traditional and alternative asset classes, has promoted Andrew Cracknell to head of intermediary business. »

Emmanuel Roman to become chief operating officer of Man

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 06:16

Emmanuel Roman will assume the newly created role of chief operating officer of Man following the company’s acquisition of GLG Partners. »

Global equity manager Javelin Capital is launched

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 06:09

Javelin Capital, an asset manager specialising in global equities, has launched. »

Galtere launches agribusiness private equity strategy

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 06:01

Galtere, a US registered investment manager, has launched an agribusiness private equity strategy that aims to take advantage of a fundamental shift in global market dynamics and a growing worldwide demand for commodities from institutional investors. »