The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken another step toward regulating the over-the-counter derivatives market by unanimously approving rules and interpretations for key definitions of certain derivative products. The SEC rules and interpretations further define the terms “swap” and “security-based
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a civil injunctive action charging ThinkStrategy Capital Management and its sole managing director, Chetan Kapur, with deceptive conduct in connection with two hedge funds that they managed and advised: ThinkStrategy Capital Fund and
Simon Brazier (pictured), Threadneedle Investments’ Head of UK Equities, has commenced managing
Following a 1.50% drop in October, managed futures gained 0.11% in November according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index remains down 3.09%. “In spite of a gut-wrenching reversal from risk-off to risk-on in the last
Investec Asset Management is planning to launch a UCITS-compliant global equity contrarian fund
EBS, ICAP’s market leading electronic FX platform, has published new dealing rules for its customers and is relaunching the EBS brand. The new dealing rules, part of a wide-ranging review of the business, have been developed following extensive consultation with
SuMi TRUST has appointed Hiroki Moritani and Shin Sawada as directors of the international sales team based in London. Prior to joining the London office, Moritani (pictured) was in charge of global fiduciary business development and client services for global
HazelTree, a provider of Treasury management services for alternative investment managers, has announced the appointment of Paul Calderone to the position of Managing Director of Operations, effective immediately. Calderone brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his years in
City Financial Investment Company Limited is to launch an Asian macro fund scheduled for the first quarter of 2014, which will be managed by Geoffrey Barker. The launch is a joint venture with City Financial Investment Company (Hong Kong) Limited
Krishna Kumar, Ade Odunsi and Treesdale Partners have formed Goose Hollow Capital Advisors to run two FX investment strategies, FX Global Income Access and Commodity Producers Currency Access. Kumar and Odunsi are veterans of the FX business with a combined
