The London Metal Exchange (LME) has launched two market-wide consultations concerning enhancements to its physical delivery network and to the LME Warehouse Agreement. “We are pleased to be able to issue these two consultations following our recent success in the
Malaysia-based asset manager Affin Hwang Asset Management Berhad has launched an Asian equity-focused UCITS fund reported Citywire Global Asia this week. The Affin Hwang Capital Asian Series is domiciled in Luxembourg and initially consists of two sub-funds: Select Asia Opportunity
RBC Dexia Investor Services has won a mandate from Tages Capital SGR, a newly-launched independent investment management company based in London, Luxembourg and Milan. RBC Dexia will provide depository bank, fund administration and shareholder services to Tages Capital’s domestic
The IMA this week responded to ESMA’s paper on guidelines for UCITS ETFs and Structured UCITS, in which they propose applying greater regulation, by quest
Catella is to launch a fixed income fund, the Catella Credit Opportunity Fund, which is designed to provide managers with a more flexible approach to generating adequate risk-adjusted returns. "Record-low interest rates create an especially challenging environment for investors. Many
Julian Rifat, a former senior execution trader at Moore Capital Management has pleaded guilty to an indictment reflecting eight instances of insider dealing. Profits from the dealing exceeded GBP250,000. Rifat is the third individual to plead guilty to insider
Schroders has made its head of institutional business, Miles O’Connor, the new CEO of NewFinance Capital, the firm’s USD4.5billion hedge fund division, reported Financial
GAM has appointed three senior quantitative professionals to the GAM Alternative Investments Solutions (AIS) team, enhancing the group’s capability in liquid quantitative solutions. Dr Lars Jaeger, founder of Alternative Beta Partners, an investment boutique based in Switzerland, and his colleagues
Asia’s wealthiest investors are turning to family offices to manage their wealth rather than entrusting their assets to private banks reported Bloomberg this week. According to a Merrill Lynch global wealth management report Asia’s HNW individual population grew 9.7 per
The CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) is to launch futures trading on the CBOE/CBOT 10-year US Treasury Note Volatility Index on 13 November. Futures on the VXTYN Index offer customers a way to hedge pure interest rate volatility risk based on
