Financial service advisory firm Kinetic Partners has expanded its global offering by opening two new offices, one in Chicago and one in Singapore. Kinetic Partners’ Chicago office, led by Associate Director Kathryn Lattner, will have a team focused on Forensic
The Market Authority of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange is making available transaction settlement at Euroclear UK & Ireland for CISX-traded open ended investment companies from 30 November 2009. The CISX has been trading Oeic since March 2005, and will
Eurex is to license Global Markets Exchange Group’s (GMEX) Euro-denominated Constant Maturity Future (CMF) for trading via Eurex’s Multilateral Trade Registration (MTR) service and clearing on Eurex Clearing. The CMF is based on the Interest Rate Swap Index Average (IRSIA)
CBOE Holdings has entered into a licensing agreement with MSCI to offer US options trading on several MSCI indexes, which will be solely listed for trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). The six indexes included in the agreement
International offshore law firm Harneys has expanded its litigation and insolvency department in the British Virgin Islands with the addition of three lawyers including one partner. Global head of litigation Phillip Kite says the expansion will meet growing client demand
Castle Harbour Securities has appointed Eric Daniel, the former Head of Equity Derivatives and Convertible Bond Sales at Citigroup in Paris, to co-manage its new global convertible bond fund. He will run the Castle Harbour R&D – Pure Global Convertibles
London-based hedge fund GLG Partners has launched a new distressed fund, according to a report in the Financial Times. The fund, which will invest in the debt of troubled UK and European companies focussing on tradeable, liquid securities and avoiding
Circle Squared Alternative Investments (CSQ) has partnered with USD1.5bn money management and investment consulting firm Strategic Capital Alternatives (SCA). SCA provides customised investment portfolio models and operational platforms to independent registered investment advisors (RIAs). The partnership is aiming to empower
Credit and alternatives investment manager Palmer Square Capital Management has launched its sixth mutual fund, the Palmer Square Long/Short Credit Fund (PCHIX, PCHAX). Christopher D Long, president of Palmer Square Capital Management, says: "We believe this is an ideal environment
Options, a private financial cloud provider for the global capital markets industry, plans to build a giant data centre in northwest Iceland, at the very tip of the Arctic Circle. As part of the announcement, the IaaS provider also confirmed that
