Funds serviced in Ireland reached USD1,633.3bn in assets at the end of June, reflecting annual growth of almost 35 per cent from USD1,212.4bn 12 months earlier, according to the 13th editi
CBOE Holdings is to launch futures and options on the CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index in the coming weeks. CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) will begin trading the futures (VU) on 18 November, and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plans to
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has released its first application on the iTunes App Store, the Hedge Fund Investor Map, giving policy makers, media, and the general public a powerful tool to track the impact and imprint of hedge funds
Linedata, a provider of credit and asset management technology, data and services, is teaming up with leading quantitative analytics firm, Trade Informatics (TI) to launch a new suite of execution analytics. Harnessing TI’s Strategic & Tactical Analytic Research & Trading
After a tumultuous three years the hedge fund Third Party Marketing (TPM) industry is seeing very strong growth in demand from both hedge funds and investors, although this growth is not shared evenly across the estimated 500 firms in the industry
The European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, which took effect on Thursday, could end up harming the interests of the investors it is supposed to protect, according to
London-based asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, has acquired Amaces, a data and analytics firm, which provides tools and consulting services to help institutional investors benchmark and monitor the cost and quality of the investor services they receive from their custodian
In light of the current fiscal and monetary concerns that are gripping the minds of investors around the world, Institutional Asset Manager asked the heads of some of the world’s leading asset managers to share their thinking on portfolio management
LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (LCH.Clearnet) is to appoint Stephen Patriarco as Global Head of Collateral Services, US Head of Collateral and Liquidity Management (CaLM). Patriarco will be responsible for developing LCH.Clearnet’s collateral management capabilities on a global basis and will provide
Sands Brothers Asset Management has launched Genesis Merchant Partners, a fund that makes asset-backed and secured loans in unfashionable markets.
