As market participants such as hedge funds examine the ongoing global financial uncertainty, there are bound to be many casualties.
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe has expanded its credit fixed income sales and trading team with the appointment of Jose Contreras and David Coffey in London. Contreras will focus on high yield, distressed and asset-backed securities in Spain and Portugal and Coffey
As the hedge fund industry matures, managers who survived the financial crisis are now beginning to focus on growing beyond their original business models, according to EY’s seventh annual global hedge fund survey. However, the survey – Exploring Pathways to
Source, one of Europe’s leding providers of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), has launched the Source JP Morgan Macro Hedge Dual Vega Target 4% TR UCITS ETF. The ETF aims to provide cost-effective exposure to volatility and is the third ETF
The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has appointed Marc-André Bechet as director of legal and tax. Camille Thommes, director general at ALFI, says: “Marc-André has extensive experience of the investment fund industry's legal, regulatory and tax environment and he will
The Board of Directors of National Futures Association (NFA) has elected Christopher K Hehmeyer, Non-Executive Chairman at Penson GHCO, to serve a one-year term as Chairman. The Board also elected Paul J Georgy, President of Allendale, Inc, to serve as
LandAndBuildings, a property long/short equity fund, has hired two new investment professionals – David Kruth and Corey Lorinsky. Kruth has joined the firm as Principal and Co-Portfolio Manager focusing on international property. Previously, he was Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager
Fund of hedge funds provider Nedgroup Investments has appointed Fortis Prime Fund Solutions’ Isle of Man office as the administrator for all of its funds, including the Nedgroup Investment
Gain Capital has launched Forex.com, its online currency trading service, in the UK and Europe.
Gary D Halbert has acquired certain assets of active money manager database Theta Investment Research of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The new firm, Theta Research, will be based in Austin, Texas as are Halbert’s other interests, namely Halbert Wealth Management, ProFutures, and
