SunGard is to provide Financial Information eXchange (FIX) connectivity through its SunGard Global Network (SGN) to DelphX to create CentralX, a neutral, centrally-cleared global facility. The CentralX market will be integrated within SGN to facilitate anonymous all-to-all interaction of orders
Two new funds from US and UK fund managers are being launched on Alceda Fund Management’s platform the firm announced this week.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained a federal court order freezing the assets of an Illinois commodity pool operator, Brookshire Raw Materials Management, and its p
The hedge fund industry concluded the most tumultuous year in its history with investors withdrawing a record USD152bn in capital in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to industry data
Gerken Capital Associates, a San Francisco-based alternative asset fund manager, has appointed Eswar Menon as group portfolio manager.
September trading volume in CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) futures totalled 2.96 million contracts, a 23 per cent increase from September 2012 and a 15 per cent decrease from the previous month. Average daily volume in VIX futures during September
The Hong Kong financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission, has announced immediate changes to its licensing procedures for fund managers serving sophisticated investors in a
Hedge funds investing in emerging markets concluded 2008 with seven consecutive months of performance declines, resulting in cumulative losses of nearly 37 per cent, according to Chicago-b
Macro Currency Group, the specialist currency investment boutique of Principal Global Investors with over USD4.3billion
German law firm Schultze & Braun, a specialist in business recovery, says it is warning its hedge fund and banking clients to ensure
