FlexTrade has launched a new back-testing framework designed to gauge and adjust the performance of past trading strategies for real-time use in trading equities, FX and futures. “Just because a trading strategy worked successfully in the past, doesn’t mean it
Alternative investment managers Gottex Fund Management and EIM Group have reached agreement on the proposed merger of their businesses. The deal, which is subject to certain conditions including approval of Gottex shareholders, will establish a global investment management company with
Within the past several decades, the increased growth in global investment markets has fostered the growth in derivatives trading as well as the creation of a variety of der
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, has appointed Askin Leung to lead its expansion in the Asia Pacific region as Managing Director and Head of Hazeltree Asia Pacific. Leung will be based in the firm’s Hong Kong
A new report by AsiaHedge has found that Asian hedge fund assets grew by a modest 3.9 per cent during the first half of 2010 to USD137.8 billion.
Fiona Le Poidevin, chief executive of Guernsey Finance, has just returned from India where she was showcasing how Guernsey can help meet India’s investment needs. The Indian economy remains both a fascinating and complex one. While a recent forecast by
In this interview Ian Cadby outlines how Liberty Ermitage doubled its assets under management in funds of hedge funds to over US$1 billion over the past year, and is now
Alternative asset manager Tages Capital (Tages) has launched the Tages Paladin Fund,which it says incorporates an ‘innovative tail risk hedging strategy’. Tages says the fund is designed to provide investors with protection from a broad range of adverse market conditions
