The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down 0.9 per cent in February, with just three out of the 11 Lyxor sub-indices ending the month in positive territory, according to Lyxor’s latest Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. The Lyxor CTA Long Term
ICAP Global Broking has expanded its electronic capabilities with the launch of TrueQuote, a new portal for buy side clients. The portal, which will offer a number of multi asset class solutions over the coming months, launches with its first
Specialist asset manager Gresham House has appointed Richard Davidson (pictured) as Chair of the Investment Committee of its forestry management subsidiary, Aitchesse Ltd. He will also become Lead Fund Manager of the Gresham House Forestry Fund. With a strong knowledge
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that a federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada, issued a Consent Order requiring Defendants Oren Shabat Laurent of Israel and his companies ET Binary Options, of Israel, Banc de Binary of
Aspect Capital (Aspect), the USD6.6 billion systematic investment manager, has acquired Auriel Capital Management (Auriel) and hired the firm’s team. Asif Noor and Anoosh Lachin who founded Auriel in 2004, joined Aspect in February 2016 to develop systematic global macro
Silva Venture Group has launched the Analyst's Arena, a mock portfolio competition designed to recruit new hedge fund analysts. In the hedge fund world, fund analysts are responsible for producing critical analyses that fund managers use to make multi-million dollar
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against CHS, Inc (CHS) over the inaccurate reporting of positions in corn and soybean purchases and sales, in violation of the reporting requirements in
The Securities and Exchange Commission has created the Office of Risk and Strategy within its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). The new office will consolidate and streamline OCIE’s risk assessment, market surveillance, and quantitative analysis teams and provide operational
AlphaSense, provider of the AlphaSense search engine for financial professionals, has secured USD33 million in growth capital from Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, and Quantum Strategic Partners – a private investment vehicle managed by Soros Fund Management – as
Babson Capital Management, its subsidiaries Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers and Wood Creek Capital Management, and Baring Asset Management Limited, are planning to combine operations under the Barings brand. The combination will create a global, multi-asset investment management firm with over
