The US President’s Working Group on Financial Markets has announced the composition and aims for two private sector committees, one comprised of investors and the other of asset managers,

royalblue group plc, provider of the Fidessa and LatentZero product suites, has changed its name to Fidessa group plc (LSE:FDSA).

Peter Bakker and Frits Lieuw-kie-song, both former high yield portfolio managers at SGS, are reuniting to establish a liquid credit strategy at Channel Capital Advisors. Channel will provide risk oversight, operational support and initial capital for the new strategy.  

A group of international banks are seeking to buy a stake of up to 20 per cent in embattled US securities firm Bear Stearns, with HSBC, Barclays, Bank of America, Wachovia, Santander and U

Och-Ziff Capital Management became the latest alternative investment manager to offer shares to the public, but its share price suffered the same fate as those of Fortress Investments and

Hermes Fund Managers has launched its Hermes Absolute Return Commodity strategy on dbSelect, Deutsche Bank’s platform for accessing liquid hedge fund strategies. The Hermes Absolute Return Commodity strategy allows investors to access Hermes’ commodities expertise in a flexible and customised

Following its recent receipt of a licence from iTraxx, Deutsche Bank plans to launch exchange-funds based on three iTraxx indices as part of its db x-trackers ETF platform, iTraxx Europe,

Switzerland-based alternative asset manager Partners Group has expanded its Asian presence with the opening of an office in Sydney to support its investment activities and growing number o

Peter Branner has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer for Multi-Management at Fortis Investments. Branner joins the asset manager today May 1st and