Alpine Select has requested an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting for ALTIN AG over the distribution of a special dividend. Alpine Select currently holds directly and indirectly 58.5 per cent of ALTIN shares. According to the motion submitted, shareholders are asked to
Saemor Capital’s Europe Alpha Fund lost 2.6 per cent in April, bringing the YTD performance to -10.6 per cent. Most of the losses came from strong performances in the fund’s short book. As equity markets and commodity prices continued their
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on 28 March, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organisations and Independent System Operators (RTO-ISO Order) from
The Oxford-Man Institute (OMI), an academic institute for research into quantitative finance formed by the University of Oxford and Man Group in 2007, is to expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics. As part of this development, OMI
Everest Re Group has launched the Alternative Solution Group at Everest Specialty Underwriters, offering transactional risk insurance as well as professional and management liability insurance on both a primary and excess basis to private equity firms and hedge funds. Robert
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX), the sole securities and derivatives exchange operator in South Korea, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with each other on a Trade Repository (TR) solution
London based Institutional investment consultant, Absolute Return Partners (ARP) has launched the ARP Energy Fund, a multi-manager solution for investors wishing to gain exposure to energy markets without taking on additional equity exposure. The Fund, an Alternative Investment Fund, has
SR Labs, a specialist in trading and market data technology, has launched the SuperFeed Compressed Data Feed which is designed to support direct feed based, electronic trading applications. The new solution addresses client requirements including a full range of trading
Euronext is to launch the first physically-deliverable futures contract for nitrogen solution in Autumn 2016. Aimed at the European market, this new contract will complement the Group’s commodity futures offering. It will enable Euronext to offer users a comprehensive suite
Cowen Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of CRT Capital Group’s credit products, credit research, special situations and emerging markets units. Financial terms of transaction have not been disclosed. Cowen Group, is a diversified financial services firm and, together
