Mesirow Financial International UK has hired two investment professionals to expand its London-based international research and investment capabilities, dedicated to the Chicago-based grou
State Street Corporation has appointed Paul McLaughlin (pictured) as head of operations for the firm’s Alternative Investment Solutions team in Guernsey. 

McLaughlin, who has more than 15 years of experience in the alternative investment industry, joins State Street to help
Universal-Investment and London based fund manager Stratton Street are launching the Stratton Street UCITS Renminbi Bond Fund UI. This new UCITS fund follows the strategy of the Renminbi Bond Fund managed since 2007 by Stratton Street. The original strategy
Early estimates indicate that the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted average of all single-manager hedge funds and CTA/managed futures products in the HedgeFund.net databa
Henderson Global Investors has hired a five-strong currency team, headed by Bob Arends from the investment banking arm of Fortis, reporting to deputy head of fixed income Mitesh Sheth.<
As part of its ongoing strategy to develop products in alternative investments, Crédit Agricole Structured Asset Management has announced the opening of online access to the Casam C
European equity index provider Stoxx has launched 22 Dow Jones Stoxx sector indices following its adoption of the revised Industry Classification Benchmark system, and licensed two new rea
A US hedge fund manager has agreed to pay a USD250,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated reporting requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to report the exercis
Global Markets Exchange Group (GMEX) is to launch an interest rate swap (IRS) futures contract on its London Derivatives Exchange (LDX) segment. GMEX’s new product, called a Constant Maturity Future (CMF), has been designed to address the complications for
One of the few sectors that have not really been hit hard by the credit crunch is the legal profession – at least its litigation specialists.
