Markit and Creditex, in partnership with 14 credit derivative dealers, have conducted a credit event auction to facilitate the settlement of credit derivative trades referencing Lehman Bro
SEI has been selected by fund of hedge funds manager Silver Creek Capital Management to provide operations outsourcing services for its alternative investment funds, which SEI says further
With the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) which came in force last July 22, together with the introduction of the European Market Infrastructure Regime (EMIR) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), fund administrators are facing big challenges in terms
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange are to list options on the stock of Twitter on 15 November. The contract specifications and Designated Primary Market Makers (DPMs) for the options are as follows – Contract
For a number of years, it has been practically impossible for funds to grant loans to third parties unless done on a one-off basis. Potential loan funds have, until now, not considered Malta. The issue in this regard has always
Investment research provider Morningstar has launched Morningstar Direct Alternative Investment Edition, a multicurrency institutional research platform that provides performance analysis
“Being able to wrap an alternative trading strategy into a ’40 Act fund structure is going to open up hedge funds to a far wider audience,” comments Martin Sreba (pictured), Senior Director, Global Solutions Management & Sales at Advent Software.
CME Group, the parent of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and hedge fund manager Citadel Investment Group have announced plans to launch what would be the first electronic trading platform
Citi has announced the appointments of Christopher Greer, Sean McGinty and Norman Escoffery to senior roles in its Americas prime finance business, hires that the group says underscore its
Imagine Software, a provider of real-time portfolio and risk management solutions, has announced that New York-based Marathon Asset Management had selected its Derivatives.com service f
