NYSE Liffe will introduce a premium-based tick size for all equity options traded on Amsterdam’s derivatives market on 2 June 2009.
Alternative investment provider Altegris has named Robert J Murphy as deputy chief investment officer. Murphy will report to and work closely with Jack Rivkin, chief investment officer of Altegris. He will join Altegris' investment committee and will be assuming
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Dale Gabbert to its funds practice in London. Gabbert will join from Reed Smith, where he currently heads the investment funds group for Europe and the Middle East. He has over 16
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged Sean Nathan Healy of Weston, Florida, with operating a fraudulent commodities scheme that defrauded at least 44 investors of appr
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on the supervision of cross-border entities. The two regulatory organisations are to cooperate on the supervision and oversight
Most hedge fund strategies experienced widespread and significant losses in August, contributing to a 3.42% fall in the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index is down 2.50%. “In what has been the worst month since Lehman’s
SS&C Technologies has hired Stewart Bent to manage SS&C GlobeOp’s fund administration business in Asia. Based in Hong Kong, Bent will report to Nandini Sankar, managing director and head of SS&C’s alternatives business for the Asia Pacific region. “We
Two Guernsey firms are merging to create the largest independent fund administration business in the island. In the 50:50 deal, described as a merger of equals, Anson Fund Managers Limited and Bordeaux Services (Guernsey) Limited will join forces and trade
Pictet Select-Global Long/Short Equity has attracted close to EUR200 million in commitments since its launch on 29 August 2014. The fund, which is managed by Geneva based Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), will be initially offered via a selection of ABN
Gottex Fund Management, an independent provider of alternative, multi-asset and Asian investment solutions for institutional and retail investors, has completed its merger with EIM Group. A total of 14 million shares have been listed on SIX Swiss Stock exchange as
