HFR Asset Management this week announced the launch of the Advent Global Opportunity Strategy under the HFR Umbrella UCITS Fund plc, domiciled in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland on 1 April. It is the first in a series
Prime Capital, a provider of asset management and investment banking solutions, has appointed Alexander Ineichen as senior strategist. Ineichen (pictured) will be responsible for the research and product development for satellite investments, focussing on alternative investments, absolute return strategies, commodities,
Morgan Stanley this week announced the latest addition to FundLogic Alternatives Plc – the US bank’s Dublin-based UCITS umbrella structure.
Singapore’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) has joined Eurex Clearing, becoming the first Asian member of the derivatives marketplace and clearing house. UOB can now clear business of Asian and international Eurex trading members and provide the respective services to them.
Alternative investment manager Arrow Capital Management has appointed Ivan Wanat as director of business development. Wanat will be responsible for leading the firm’s marketing and client service efforts with a focus on institutional investors and consultants. Wanat will report to
Agency broker Icap Equities has launched its algorithmic trading platform Icap ALX and is beginning the process of adding clients. The platform, developed with execution technology and algorithmic strategies provider Arctic Lake Systems, is scheduled to be delivered to Icap
Newedge, a provider of multi-asset brokerage and clearing services, has named Laurent Cunin head of Asia Pacific region and Pierre Gay global head of fixed income, currency and commodities. Gay will remain based in Hong Kong at least during the
Less than a third (28 per cent) of European financial industry participants believe that European equity markets are currently fair for all, and almost twice as many (28 per cent) believe that high frequency trading (HFT) is harmful as believe
Berlin-based Tradegate Exchange, the former OTC trading platform, has been awarded the status “regulated market” as defined in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Deutsche Börse has acquired a 75 per cent interest plus one share in Tradegate Exchange GmbH,
The international derivatives exchange Eurex has started trading of single stock dividend futures. For the first time, the pure dividend component of the underlying stocks of a benchmark equity index is available for exchange trading and clearing as a standalone
