NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), has received regulatory approval from Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission, the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), to offer direct electronic access to its London market with immediate effect. The CVM’s
The equities business of UBS Investment Bank has announced a binding agreement to purchase the commodity index business of AIG Financial Products, including AIG’s rights to the DJ-AIG C
International derivatives exchange Eurex will continue to expand its international distribution network in 2009 by extending its trader development programme for central and eastern Eur
New York-based Investment Technology Group, a provider of technology-based trading services and transaction research, has agreed to acquire privately-held RedSky Financial, a Chicago-based
After slight relief in December, stock markets fell severely again in January (-8.43 per cent) with increased volatility (44.84 per cent), according to the latest update from Edhec.
Over the past few years the Middle East has been increasingly touted as the next big hedge fund centre.
The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index finished December up 1.81 per cent on an asset-weighted basis but down 0.25 per cent on an equal-weighted basis. <
Hedge funds are leveraging outsourcing in diverse ways to expand offerings and enhance productivity. As technology becomes a strategically important differentiator for hedge funds, outsourcing enables managers to develop a reliable, scalable infrastructure while focusing on their core money management
Baring Asset Management has announced plans to add the Baring Asia Strategic Fund, an equity multistrategy fund managed by the firm’s Asian equity team, to its range of single strategy hed
Punter Southall Group and Fortune Asset Management have established a partnership in the provision of hedge fund advisory services.
