Alternative asset manager Gottex Fund Management has appointed Marc Fisher as head of marketing for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Gottex’s Hong Kong office, Fisher will be central to the continued development of Gottex in the region, working closely
Risk-AI and BarclayHedge have collaborated to produce the first hedge fund risk application for the iPad. The new application allows users of Risk-AI’s Transparency Analytics software to view data and analysis wherever they can use their iPad. “This application allows
On the back of the HSI Volatility Index (VHSI), which measures Hang Seng Index (VNKY) option prices, reaching a six-year low earlier in October, Asian hedge funds are positioning themselves to bet on a return of volatile asset prices reported
Strate (The Licensed Central Securities Depository for electronic settlement of Financial Instruments in South Africa) is to replace its current bond market system UNEXcor with the Market Infrastructure solution from the TCS BaNCS product suite. The solution will provide Strate
Deutsche Bank has launched an app-based fund solution that provides access to its fund administration services as well as award-winning research and analytical tools in one place via the Bank’s Autobahn App Market. The Autobahn App Market not only consolidates
Total monthly volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) reached an all-time high for a second consecutive month in October 2012. The record trading activity in VIX futures also drove total volume at CFE to a new all-time
The latest statistics released by the Malta Financial Services Authority show that the number of funds domiciled in Malta have continued to register steady growth. In fact, over the first six months of 2012, the industry has registered a four
MarketAxess Holdings has agreed to acquire Xtrakter Limited, a provider of regulatory transaction reporting, financial market data and trade matching services to the European securities markets for GBP26 million. Xtrakter is a wholly owned subsidiary of Euroclear SA/NV. Rick McVey,
Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk has issued a no-action letter to temporarily delay the compliance date for the Commission’s Part 22 rules, which set
TT International, one of Europe’s oldest hedge fund management companies, has teamed up with Deutsche Bank to launch the UCITS-compliant DB Platinum TT International Fund. The fund is managed by Tim Tacchi, who founded the firm way back in 1988.
