Most hedge fund strategies are in positive territory this month, with fixed income arbitrage, event-driven and L/S equity strategies are up in excess of 1 per cent so far, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research
BGC Partners, a global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, has appointed Shawn McLoughlin is being appointed CEO of BGC Financial for the Americas region, effective immediately. McLoughlin (pictured), brings to the role more than 30 years
By Matt Mulry (pictured), Dillon Eustace – We often hear the Cayman Islands are criticised in the press or in political debate over perceived financial secrecy. A flagging election campaign in the US or Europe can easily benefit from the
Despite redemptions of USD2.5 billion from hedge funds in September, Q3 ended with USD12.5 billion of inflows and the industry sitting at an all-time peak AUM, according to the latest Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flow Report from eVestment.

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Tradeweb Markets, a global provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, has executed the first cleared inflation swap transaction using in-competition request-for-quote (RFQ) protocolon its [European] Interest Rate Swap (IRS) platform. The trade was executed by Legal & General
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will meet at 9am on 2 September, 2020 to vote on proposed changes to the SEC’s highly successful Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower reward programme. If approved as originally written, the proposed changes will undermine vital
Research from TeleWare reveals that just 42 per cent of senior decision makers are confident in their firm’s knowledge of MiFID II requirements. Although only 99 days away, worryingly more than half (54 per cent) believe more education is needed
Apex Group’s Apex Fund Services is to acquire Deutsche Bank’s Alternative Fund Services (AFS) business, a deal that will add USD170 billion in AUA and make Apex the eighth largest fund administrator in the world, and the largest independent administrator.
DRS Markets, an international trading platform for ‘Contract For Difference’ trading (CFDs), has launched in London with a fully FCA regulated platform. The company, which offers flexible trading across several channels, evaluated multiple jurisdictions before choosing London so that investors
OP Investment Management (OPIM), a member of the Oriental Patron Financial Group, has made a strategic investment in Fundseeder Holdings (Fundseeder), an emerging financial software company located in Florida, United States. OPIM is a leading hedge fund structuring and incubation
