Euronext has welcomed the introduction of PEA PME savings accounts in France and has launched its new CAC PME index. The index is the first in Euronext’s new PEA PME index family, based on the French government’s initiative aimed at encouraging
Clearly, there’s nothing like the publication of a blacklist – or grey list – to get people’s attention. After the best part of a decade, the efforts of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to push offshore centres and
Channel Islands-based law firm Bedell Cristin is hoping the opening of a new office in Mauritius will open doors to emerging markets in Asia and Africa, following changes in the law of the Indian Ocean island nation that have allowed
Alpha Strategic, an Aim-listed hedge fund investment group, has acquired Acme Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary in the Ikos advisory group. Acme has been incorporated to provide sales and distribution advisory services to Ikos in respect of the Ikos G10
NYSE Euronext (NYX) has reported net income of USD110 million, or USD0.43 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to net income of USD135 million, or USD0.51 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. Results
The quality of hedge fund managers seeking seeding capital will continue to improve in 2011, which in turn, will improve investors’ potential returns, according to Patric de Gentile-Williams, COO, FRM Capital Advisors (FCA). Gentile-Williams believes that the higher cost of
Despite a reputation for a conservative approach to change, the development of US buy-side equity trading desks is accelerating at a time when commissions have declined 19 per cent since 2010, according to TABB Group. In “US Institutional Equity Trading
The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained 11.74 per cent during the first six months of 2009, the strongest gain for the benchmark since 1999 when the index rose 14.81 per cent.
AQR Capital Management has launched the AQR Momentum Indices, which capture the returns of stocks that have outperformed their peers on a relative basis over the recent past.
Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 2.25% in February. “Net flows were positive, against a backdrop of record low outflows,” says Hans Hufschmid (pictured), chief executive officer, GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO.). The GlobeOp Capital
