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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of defendant Anthony Eugene Linton of Tucson, Arizona, dba The Private Trading Pool. The court’s order also prohibits the destruction of books and records and grants the CFTC immediate access to such documents.
The order stems from a CFTC enforcement action filed on January 11, 2011, in the US District Court for the District of Arizona, charging Linton with fraud and misappropriation of customer funds in connection with a Ponzi scheme involving off-exchange foreign currency (forex) trading.
Specifically, the CFTC complaint alleges that,
Alternative investment manager Anello Asset Management has launched two stand alone managed accounts, the AAM Isis FX Programme and AAM Omega Programme.


The AAM Isis FX Programme aims to provide superior returns utilising short-term trading strategies within the global currency markets. The programme, which has a potential capacity of circa USD1 Billion, is managed by Portfolio Manager Imran Khan, who was contracted to AAM in late 2010.


Khan launched the identical currency programme in Switzerland in 2004 under Covex Capital, which has an impressive 7 year track record with each year showing a positive return including 15.61% in 2010. 


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BI-SAM, a provider of performance attribution and reporting software solutions for the global asset management industry, has announced several new appointments, increasing its presence in Asian markets.
The AuM growth in the Asian Asset Management market is driving the need for high performing technology solutions to maintain its development as well as to provide its investors with required transparency.
BI-SAM has recently been selected by some high profile global asset managers for multi-site implementations of its B-One solution, enabling these managers to further develop their activities in the region.
In response to this demand for its services in the region,
The BVFA Institute has published a new study into prevailing concerns about market transparency and the operation of a regulatory level playing field within the fragmented trading landscape of European equity markets.
The study comes ahead of the Markets in Financial Instruments Derivative (MiFID) consultation closure on 2 February 2011, and within the context of increasing market fragmentation.
The study examines the structure of European equity markets and the regulatory framework applicable to the different types of trading venues (bilateral and multilateral), focusing on the transparency requirements which apply to each one. Further, the report finds empirically that higher
Thomas Weber, Chief Investment Officer Hedge Funds, LGT Capital Partners and lead portfolio manager of fund of hedge funds Castle Alternative Invest (Castle AI), examines the outlook for 2011.
2011 will continue to be a macro-driven, volatile investment environment, which bodes well for active hedge fund managers.
We believe that monetary stimulus will continue to drive markets over the next three to six months. As a consequence, we expect the economy will continue to follow a slow, uneven recovery path, and that low interest rates will suppress the negative side effects and long term damages of the intervention measures introduced
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), a leading non-profit organisation for professionals in the alternatives industry, has launched its yearlong 10th anniversary celebration with events at several of the world’s leading stock exchanges.
On January 24th, 100WHF members will gather in New York, London, Zurich, Chicago, and Toronto to commemorate 10 years of making a difference in the alternatives community through unique educational programming, professional leverage initiatives and philanthropic endeavours.
Since its formation in 2001, 100WHF has evolved from a small network of finance professionals into an organisation with 10,000 members offering programs across 14 locations worldwide. All of
Bradley Wealth Management (BWM), an independent wealth advisory and investment management firm, has partnered with Altegris Investments to provide clients with the expertise necessary to carefully select and obtain access to some of the most comprehensive hedge funds, managed futures, and other alternative investments managers.
Gaining access to high-quality alternative investment managers has historically proven to be complex and challenging. By partnering with Altegris, Bradley Wealth Management is able to broaden its wealth management, financial planning and financial services. Through a premier platform of funds, Altegris delivers trusted access for investment professionals and sophisticated investors, at often lower investment minimums
Frost Investment Advisors has launched an innovative new fund, the Frost Diversified Strategies Fund (FDSFX), to provide investors access to alternative investment management strategies previously available to hedge and private equity fund investors.
FDSFX combines traditional and alternative investment strategies seeking to give investors the advantages of hedge and private equity funds paired with the transparency, daily pricing and liquidity seen in traditional mutual funds. The fund’s focus seeks asset preservation by reducing downside volatility while providing potentially attractive upside strategic investment opportunities.
"The Frost Diversified Strategies Fund is one of the first mutual funds to give individual investors access
Industry leading financial software development company SunGard, whose proprietary financial systems process more than five million trades daily, released a white paper this week entitled:
RWC Partners’ UCITS-III RWC Enhanced ARC (Absolute Rate and Currency) Fund, to be managed by Peter Allwright (pictured) and Stuart F
