Gottex Fund Management, an alternative asset management group, integrated the Constellar fund of funds into the Gottex product range. »

Asset Control, a provider of financial data management solutions, enjoyed a record year for client signings in 2009 and completed a programme of new products and enhancements.  »

Managed futures lost 1.43 per cent in December and CTAs ended the year down 0.10 per cent, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. »

Kathryn Latti has joined Kinetic Partners as a consultant in the area of forensics and corporate recovery. »

In December, the stock market ended the year with another gain of 1.93 per cent and implied volatility of 21.68 per cent was at its lowest level since May 2008, according to a report by Edhec Risk Institute. »

Financial services firm Capstone Holdings Group has hired Heiko Ebens as global head of research.   »

Panthera Solutions, an alternative investment consultancy in Monte Carlo, is offering its European customers premium access to the world’s most renowned hedge funds. »

Gain Capital, a provider of online trading services, has launched a foreign exchange trading platform that provides qualifying financial institutions, hedge funds, CTAs, high frequency traders, broker/dealers and high net worth individuals access to FX liquidity sources. »

Over 70 per cent of AlphaClone’s 3,100 simulated hedge fund clone portfolios beat the S&P 500 market index in 2009, with over half outperforming by ten percentage points or more. »

Deutsche Bank’s London-based prime brokerage platform has obtained a Type 1 SAS 70 certification. »