The dysfunctional markets of 2011 (or should that be four years?) are making it difficult to provide investors with absolute returns. However over 50% of Australian Hedge Funds have provided a positive return over the past 12 months, demonstrating that
DBFS has enhanced the planning functionality of Asset+, its front to back office platform for managers running hedge funds, fund of hedge funds and asset management portfolios. Fund of hedge funds investors are beginning to demand greater transparency to ensure
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Interpretation that relates to anti-fraud authority provided in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). The Interpretation is the CFTC’s view of the meaning of the
A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering strategic moves to more favourable domiciles, according to a new report from Clear Path Analysis. Emerging regions are
The newly elected Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) has elected Peter Heydecker, Head of Origination Gas & Power, Vitol SA, as its chairman. The Exchange Council also elected Dr Bernhard Walter, EnBW Trading GmbH, Pierre Chevalier, DB
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is further expanding its European structured credit desk with the appointment of Sheil Aggarwal as managing director. Aggarwal will focus on asset-back securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations (CLO), and will be based in London.
The Eurex Exchange Council has unanimously approved the planned introduction of a completely new trading architecture at its regular meeting. This approval meets a major legal requirement. The introduction of the new trading system will, among other things, also require
Misys has appointed Martin Häring as chief marketing officer. He joins the business from the cloud-based content and application delivery network provider Akamai, where he was vice president marketing and channels. Häring’s role is to strengthen the Misys brand and augment
This week the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced that it had modified its rules on the provision of the key investor information document (KIID), required to
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved an order granting limited purpose swap dealer (SD) designations to Cargill Incorporated and an affiliate, Cargill Financial Services International. This is the first time that limited purpose SD designations have been granted.
