NYSE Euronext says derivatives trading volumes in March 2010 recorded strong year-over-year growth, with European derivatives average daily volume increasing 13 per cent, driven by a 25 per cent increase in fixed income derivatives product average daily volume. NYSE Euronext
Vienna-based HVB Alternatives has hired Kristina McDonough to head up the expansion of its sales and marketing campaign in the US market.
 Forsyth Partners, the UK-based investment and research company, launched its third hedge fund product this week. The new Cayman-domici
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, more commonly known as the USA PATRIOT Act (Pa
In March 2010 the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of ten million contracts, a decline of 17 percent from March 2009. Of those, 7.1 million were Eurex contracts and 2.96 million contracts were traded
London-based Aspect Capital has launched a long/short Japanese equities fund with around US$15 million from an institutional investor.
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has appointed its new Council for the 2003/2004 term. The key roles are those
Exablaze, a global provider of ultra-low latency network devices, is launching two new network adapters: ExaNIC X25 and ExaNIC X100. In both live trading and benchmark tests the new network adapters proved to be the fastest available, and have set a
A November 1 private letter ruling by the United States Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) may limit the use of insurance contracts to invest in hedge funds and other privat
Hedge Fund Research, Inc (HFR), the Chicago-based source of hedge fund information and performance data has released its Industry Report for Q3 2002 showing the total size o
