CME Group and the Mexican Derivatives Exchange (MexDer) have launched a north-to-south order routing agreement, giving customers in the US access to MexDer’s benchmark derivatives contracts, including Mexican Stock Exchange Index Futures, Bond Futures and MXN Peso/US Dollar Futures Contracts.
Interview with Graham Phillips – There are a host of different variables that a new manager must consider when embarking on the launch of a new fund. In today’s “institutionalised” environment, the barriers to entry are considerably greater than they
Anne Richards, chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management, will be presented the 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) 2014 European Industry Leadership Award at its London Gala in October 2014. Each year, the organisation identifies a woman whose professional
Interview with Julian Stockley-Smith – The pressure for investment managers to get things right from day one is immense. According to Julian Stockley-Smith, a Director of JP Fund Foundations, investors are now much more inclined to seek professional and independent
Merchant Capital, a Ucits III platform provider to the hedge fund industry, has announced that its first client is now fully operational. Robert Maxwell of Tressis will act as investment adviser to the fund, named the Merchant European Equity Fund,
Harcourt Investment Consulting, the Switzerland-based alternative investment solutions provider, had assets under management of USD 4.5bn at 31 December 2009, corresponding to a growth of USD600m for the full year 2009. The assets increase of 15 per cent derives from
Despite the US edging closer to a bipartisan deal that would raise the country’s borrowing limit, Nigel Sillis (pictured), Director of Research, Fixed Income and Currency Team at Baring Asset Management in London, still believes it’s a case of ‘when’
Tom Winnifrith (pictured), manager of the SF t1ps Smaller Companies Gold Fund, has described the proposed US debt ceiling deal as a “pathetic compromise which will not convince anyone and which must cause US debt to lose its AAA rating
Montréal Exchange (MX), Canada’s derivatives exchange, is to introduce a new futures product based on the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets Index. Scheduled to begin trading on 13 June 2014, the FTSE Emerging Markets Index Futures (MX-EMF) are targeted
Last month saw the Institutional Investor Committee (IIC), chaired by Douglas Ferrans, announce the creation of a newly formed Advisory Council. The nine-member board will meet on an ad hoc basis to discuss pertinent issues affecting the institutional investor community.
