The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and Swift have been named by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to provide the CFTC Interim Compliant Identifier (CICI) for legal entities involved in OTC derivatives trading. “We are pleased that the CFTC has
Howard Altman, co-chief executive and principal-in-charge of Rothstein Kass’ financial services group, has been elected treasurer of the Managed Funds Association (MFA). Altman (pictured) has also been appointed by MFA to serve a one-year term as a member of
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a notice of intent to revoke the registrations of Brian Kim and Liquid Capital Management (LCM). LCM is a registered commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor. Kim is registered as an
St Julians, Malta, 15 October, 2012 – Hedgeweek, the hedge fund industry’s leading news portal, has just released a special report “EXANTE 2012”. It profiles the strategies of six top performers in the EXANTE Hedge Fund Index, which is currently
Coeli Asset Management has launched its Coeli Power Surge strategy on dbSelect, Deutsche Bank’s platform for accessing liquid hedge fund strategies. Coeli Power Surge allows investors to gain access to the Nordic power market for the first time via dbSelect,
Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Securities have launched the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Forward Blend, a gauge that measures diversified exposure to longer-dated commodity futures contracts spread across the commodity price curve. An enhanced version of the Dow Jones-UBS
NYSE Euronext and the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore bilateral business opportunities and connect their respective customer bases in Asia, Europe and the US through NYSE Euronext’s order routing system. This alliance will
The ordinary shareholders of LME Holdings have approved all the resolutions required in connection with the proposed scheme of arrangement to implement the acquisition of LME Holdings by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx). At the LME court meeting a
All six Market Vectors Investable Hedge Fund Beta Indices produced positive returns in September, according to figures released by Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS). Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid exchange-traded funds to produce hedge fund-style returns without
The US District Court for the Middle District of Florida has frozen the assets of defendants Philip Leon of Altamonte Springs, Florida, Paul Rangel of Apopka, Florida, John Wilkins of Chuluota, Florida, and their company, Altamont Global Partners of Longwood,
