Instinet has launched a Instinet BLX Australia, a new dark liquidity pool for Australian equities, the company said on Wednesday. BLX, which already operates in the US and Canada, aggregates multiple orders from both buy- and sell-side participants and consolidates
Financial services attorneys Carolyn Jackson and Nathaniel Lalone have joined the Katten Muchin Roseman’s UK affiliate, Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, from Allen & Overy. 

 "With the adoption of the Dodd-Frank Act in the United States and similar initiatives
Nomura, one of Asia’s leading investment banks, has teamed up with global alternative investment manager Man Group Plc to launch the Nomura Man Systematic Fixed Income Fund. The fund will provide daily liquidity and aims to generate double-digit annual returns.
With the great and good of the global hedge fund community gathering at the annual Gaim International conference in Monaco this week, topics on everything from
Hedge funds are continuing to develop risk management practices that fit the needs of investors and fund managers alike, according to a study from the Managed Funds Association, BNY Mellon, and HedgeMark. The study, entitled “Risk Roadmap: Hedge Funds and
April 2014 average daily volume (ADV) and total monthly volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) and total exchange-wide at CFE were down slightly from year ago levels. Average daily volume in VIX futures was 178,167 contracts
John C. Cushman III, chairman of the board of commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, has been named chairman of alternative asset investment manager Rock Creek Capital. Rock Creek Capital is an alternative asset management firm which invests in
Citigroup has hired Francesca De Bartolomeo as a Director, Head of Southern Europe Investor Sales for its Securities and Fund Services business within its Global Transaction Services unit. Based in Luxembourg, reporting to Jose Longree, EMEA Head of Client Sales
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.56 per cent in August as five of the seven index component strategies reported positive results. Long/short equity (1.66 per cent) and global macro (0.88 per cent) were the
Ardel has put in place a new senior management team as it looks to further grow the range of trust, corporate and fund administration services it offers its international client base. Rick Brooks (pictured) has been made chief executive officer
