CMC Markets Institutional, a provider of liquidity and white label trading solutions, has added equity and derivative brokerage specialist Malcolm Ford to its team. With thirty years of market experience working for companies ranging from start-ups to tier one
NYSE Euronext European derivatives products average daily volume (ADV) in July 2012 totalled 3.5 million contracts, a decrease of 6.8 per cent compared to July 2011 and a decrease of 24.7 per cent from June 2012 levels. The 3.5 million
Weakness in the US markets, falling UK house prices and low consumer confidence were among the factors that drove the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index down -1.21 per cent in November
Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider BSO is partnering with Stake Capital, an emerging leader in the staking services market, to provide highly secure and available investor delegation services. Using BSO’s global server infrastructure, Stake Capital is providing delegation services
Highland Capital Management has named Joe Sowin co-chief investment officer (CIO). In the role, Sowin will oversee investment activities for the firm’s multibillion-dollar alternative investment platform with a focus on driving information flow across investment teams and with the firm’s
LaCrosse Global Fund Services has implemented SunGard’s Front Arena cross-asset trading solution as part of its platform for pricing and analysing structured financial instruments held by
Hedge funds investing in Japan/developed Asian markets quickly shifted to defensive positioning in Q2 2012, protecting investor capital as Japanese equities plunged over 10 per cent in the period, according to the latest HFR Asian Hedge Fund Industry Report. The
London-listed financial services group Collins Stewart plc has launched a stand-alone fund management business, Collins Stewart Fund Management, and has re-branded its wealth management bu
Empaxis, a provider of operational services and support for asset managers and prime brokerage firms running Advent applications, has launched its Overnight Process Monitoring (OPM) system for hedge funds and other investment advisory firms. Empaxis’ system is specifically designed to
Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group and the management of The TCW Group, an asset management firm, are to acquire TCW from Société Générale. As a result of the transaction, TCW management and employees will increase their ownership in
