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Fried Frank names Lisa Schneider partner

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 07:10
Law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has elected Lisa Schneider to the firm's partnership, effective 1 September 2010. »

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Iosco publishes principles for direct electronic access to markets

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 06:23
The technical committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions has published principles designed to guide intermediaries, markets and regulators on the areas of pre-conditions for direct electronic access, information flow and adequate systems and controls. »

Asia

Vam Funds appoints business development manager for Asia

Mon, 16/08/2010 - 06:07
Vam Funds, an investment boutique, has appointed Linda McLaren as business development manager for Asia. »

Trading screens

Firms to adopt unified market-data platform, says Tabb

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 16:02
The global financial markets are on the cusp of a new age of interconnectedness, an era when delivery of the right data to the right people at the right performance level and in the right format is more easily achieved, what Tabb Group in a new research report calls “global markets on demand.” »

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Convergex launches Stock Loan Program

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 12:03
Convergex Group has launched a Stock Loan Program, a service that gives hedge funds and other clients access to the securities they need to borrow for their short-sell requirements. »

Oliver Prock, CEO, Salus Alpha

Asian investors see the advantage of UCITS says Salus Alpha CEO, Prock

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 11:48
Swiss-based Salus Alpha Group, the vanguard of Ucits fund development since it was established in 2001, is attracting institutional investors in Asia, helped by the fact t »

Arrow on road

80% of FoHF managers considering UCITS wrapper says KDK Asset Management

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 11:14
A survey by London-based KDK Asset Management has found that the vast majority of FoHF managers are heading down the Ucits road, despite their poor performance this year (-0.83 per cent YTD) »

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JPMorgan launches Ucits multi-strategy absolute return hedge fund

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 10:54
US banking giant J.P.Morgan has rolled out a new multi-strategy newcits fund, following its soft launch last month. »

Christopher Reech, CEO, Reech AIM

Reech AIM to slide out first-in-class Ucits Glacier Fund

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 10:51
Luxembourg-based Reech AIM is set to slide out a first-in-class newcits real estate fund, the Glacier fund, on the back o »

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UCITS up for July but lagging behind traditional funds

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 10:48
Latest figures released by the UCITS Alternative Index Global show that it climbed +0.53 per cent last month, yielding an overall figure of -0.28% YTD. »

Open door

Finance vacuum creates opportunity for private capital, says Cresco

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 10:41
The substantial withdrawal of bank finance seen over the course of the last three years has created a financing vacuum in the UK corporate lending market, and constrained lending practices continue to frustrate business leaders and entrepreneurs.  »

Seed

Atlantic, Montage and Palmer Square to seed emerging hedge funds

Sun, 15/08/2010 - 10:26
Atlantic Asset Management, Montage Asset Management and Palmer Square Capital Management have formed a joint venture to make seed investments in hedge funds. »

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ABC Quant hires Peter de Marigny

Fri, 13/08/2010 - 06:09
ABC Quant, part of Quant Risk Group Hedge Fund Analytics companies, has hired Peter J. de Marigny, manager of Equity Hedge DITMo Strategies, to represent Quant Suite. »

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Asian hedge funds outperform their Japan peers for July

Fri, 13/08/2010 - 00:11
Global hedge funds finally reversed two consecutive months of declines by making positive returns in July, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index »

Harbinger, Phil Falcone

Hedge fund guru Falcone to launch Pan-Asia Fund

Fri, 13/08/2010 - 00:07
New York-based hedge fund guru, Phil Falcone (pictured), is preparing to make his first foray into the Asia region with the launch of a Pan-Asia fund next month, reports FINalternatives. »

Rupert Foster, manager, Matrix Asia Fund

Matrix Asia Fund celebrates two-year anniversary with 55.6% MSCI APAC outperformance

Fri, 13/08/2010 - 00:04
When UK-based Matrix Group decided to launch its Matrix Asia Fund »

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Diamond Dragon Advisors Ltd to “fill void” in Asia fund placement

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 23:59
Hong Kong-based Diamond Dragon Advisors Ltd, Asia’s first independent general partner advisory and fund placement f »

Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Senior Vice-President, Michael Lin

Taiwan and Japan bourses explore cross-listing ETF plan

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 23:56
 Asia’s fourth largest emerging stock market, Taiwan, is in talks with the region’s largest – Japan – to cross-list its exchange-traded f »

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People Moves

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 23:54
 Nomura has announced the appointment of Henrik Melph as MD, Global Hea »

Globe and money

Investor flows into hedge funds jumped in July

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 16:11
The HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Index rose by 1.72 per cent in July and 1.84 per cent in the first seven months of 2010. »