India-focused hedge funds could be poised for their best performance in five years, with strong returns and inflows, according to the latest data from Eurekahedge. India-focused hedge funds continued to deliver market-beating returns in October 2014. While the BSE benchmark
Sky Road, a managed service provider for customisable trade processing and risk platforms, has integrated the Sky Road Motion Services Platform with Bloomberg B-PIPE, a normalised and consolidated real-time market data feed. As a result of this integration, Sky Road’s
Robert Mirsky, global head of KPMG's hedge fund practice, has relocated to New York from London where he will join the US firm to help further strengthen its alternative investments team. Based in New York City, Mirsky (pictured) will spearhead efforts
Eurex Credit Clear has become the first central counterparty in the world to successfully clear a single name credit default swap.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) saw positive growth in both securities and derivatives during October. Securities average daily value was up eight per cent month-on-month, but lower seven per cent year-on-year. Total traded value in October increased four per cent month-on-month to
NYSE Euronext has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nyfix, a provider of solutions that optimize trading efficiency, in an all-cash deal for USD1.675 per share of common st
Williams Trading has become the latest firm to partner with AltX, the cloud-based data analytic network that uses proprietary algorithms to develop relationships between investors and hedge funds. Founded in 1997, Williams Trading is a full-service firm that provides equities
A Federal court judge in Los Angeles has continued an asset freeze against Gordon A.
Linedata has launched Linedata Optima, a suite of business process management (BPM) tools designed for fund accounting and administration and which will run across Linedata’s suite of fund servicing solutions. BPM tools are key in an era where increasing emphasis
Multi-asset brokerage and specialist Newedge has appointed Mark Gonzalez as head of OTC clearing sales Americas. Gonzalez will be based in New York and report to Adam Cohen, head of institutional clearing sales Americas, prime clearing services. “Mandatory clearing
