The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has obtained approval for US investors to directly trade its FTSE China A50 and MSCI Asia APEX 50 futures contracts from within the United States. On 27 January 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) certified
Under proposed new rules hedge funds and investment banks in the UK will have to disclose their dealings in derivatives such as CFDs during takeovers. The UK’s Take
Lyxor Asset Management has appointed Fabien Pavlowsky as head of quantitative strategies in the hedge fund research team in New York. Pavlowsky joins Lyxor from Financial Risk Management in New York where he worked for eight years and was most
Jennifer L Nye, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman Cornish LLP, outlines the latest SEC rules with regard to offshore hedge fund advisers.<
Exegy, a provider of managed services and low-latency technology for market data normalisation and distribution, and Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leader in global managed data communications and interoperability solutions, are teaming up to offer a global FX trading platform.
Dean Art Investments, a new portfolio management company that will invest in the booming art market, has launched the USD50m Dean Art Fund, the first fund to join the Harbour Capital hedge
Powernext has been reappointed as the operator of the national registry for guarantees of origin in France for electricity produced from renewable sources or via co-generation. In addition, the mandate of Powernext has been extended to include the organisation of
Low beta strategies outperformed in the hedge fund space last week. Merger arbitrage, which structurally has a low beta versus equity markets, was the sole strategy in positive territory, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research
Singapore-based MAM Pte Ltd, which started life as the Maki family office in 2006, has seen its Japan-focused event drive
London-based heavyweight CQS, one of the world’s most renowned credit-focused hedge fund managers, has seen a clear
