The international derivatives markets of Eurex Group ended 2011 with a turnover of approximately 2.8 billion contracts, compared with 2.64 billion in 2010. The total volume for 2011 splits into 2.04 billion contracts traded at Eurex Exchange (2010: 1.9 billion)
Hong Kong-based DragonBack Capital Limited, the former multi-strategy hedge fund manager that reinvented itself last year as a hedge fund platform, has onboarded Double Haven reported
Fitch Ratings says the recent wave of consolidation in the hedge funds industry leaves just a handful of candidates for large scale acquisitions. In their quest for size, alternative multi-managers now focus on organic growth. The same number of deals
Hedge funds avoiding the new Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD) framework due to concerns over increased compliance costs are delaying the inevitable, says Helvetic Fund Administration. According to Nicola Smith, chief executive of the Gibraltar-based hedge fund administrator, hedge funds should
A pair of former Lone Pine and Goldman Sachs executives are planning to raise USD1billion for a new Asia-focused hedge fund said sources familiar with the matter
Man Group has made a key strategic hire as it plans to expand the business into mainland China, recruiting one of the country’s leading businesswomen, Yifei Li, as Country Chair, Ch
Highbridge Capital Management LLC has appointed Arjun Menon as the firm’s Asia head as it looks to place more emphasis on high-yield credit, convertible bonds and volatility tra
The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought charges against a New Jersey-based investment advisory firm and its owner for misleading investors in a collateralised debt obligation (CDO). The SEC’s enforcement division alleges that Harding Advisory LLC and Wing F. Chau
With concerns that China’s rapid economic expansion could slow down in 2012 and hit economies and commodity prices, European hedge fund managers are positi
November proved to be another challenging month in what is proving to be one of the toughest years, performance-wise, for global hedge funds.
