Private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners has acquired a minority interest in Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services, joining XL Group as a strategic investor in the firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Equinoxe is a boutique full-service
The second quarter of 2013 saw a strong increase in turnover in investment certificates and leverage products on the European exchanges, influenced in particular by the volatility of the European financial markets. At EUR27.1bn, trading volumes were up 8.7
FXMarketSpace, the centrally-cleared, global foreign exchange platform for the OTC market, has unveiled a profit share programme that will allocate 37.5 per cent of its profit between its
TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge report that hedge funds posted an estimated inflow of USD 16.0 billion in October, the lowest since January 2007, but well ahead of inflows in
Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management (DeAWM) is expanding its expertise in the management of passive investment products with appointment of Martin Weithofer as head of smart beta. Weithofer will be based in Frankfurt and will report to Reinhard Bellet, head
Swiss banking group Syz & Co and Madrid-based asset manager A&G Fondos, Asesores y Gestores Financieros Fondos, have announced the imminent launch of two Spanish-regulated funds of
Order book turnover on Xetra, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Tradegate stood at EUR84.6bn in August 2013 compared with EUR86.6bn in August 2012. Of the EUR84.6bn, EUR76.8bn were attributable to Xetra (August 2012: EUR79.4bn). EUR4.0bn were attributable to
Law firm Brown Rudnick has appointed Peter Bibby as a partner in the London office. Bibby was head of enforcement at the Financial Services Authority from 1998 to 2002. Bibby joins the firm’s rapidly expanding international white collar
Hedge fund investors continued to allocate fresh capital to funds, with new capital inflows of USD8.86bn in August, albeit less than the USD16.8bn inflow in July, according to data from He
Man Investments says that uncertainty over the US economy was likely to create substantial trading opportunities for hedge funds in 2008 but possible market disruptions could affect some s
