Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC), the Australian independent academic centre for capital market research, has shown that there is no link between high-frequency trading (HFT) and market manipulation, based on a new report using mathematical models for market abuse.
CBRE Clarion Securities today announced the launch of the CBRE Clarion Long/Short Fund (the Fund) effective 3 January, 2012. The new Fund will draw upon CBRE Clarion’s many years of experience managing private long/short hedge funds since 2000. T Ritson
Digital Assets Data, a financial technology and data company focused on the crypto-asset industry, has launched with the support of a USD6 million se round led by Distributed Global, Digital Currency Group, Morgan Creek, Galaxy Digital, Jump Capital, CMT Digital,
Reech AiM Group, an asset management group specialising in real estate and managed futures, has appointed Gary Sher as finance director and Adam Mincer as head of operations and technology. Both will be based in London and report directly to
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a South Florida man with defrauding at least 14 investors by soliciting them to invest in a Ponzi scheme. A significant number of the victims were members of the gay community
US-based Navatar Group is a leading provider of cloud computing for Wall Street firms, but increasingly that client base is widening out to alternative investment managers as they start to fully appreciate the benefits of cloud systems and how they
Brian T Daly has joined Schulte Roth & Zabel as a partner in the firm’s investment management and regulatory and compliance groups. Resident in the firm’s New York office, Daly concentrates on advising hedge and private equity fund managers on
Forward Management has launched the Forward Global Credit Long/Short Fund offering a (hedge-style) long/short strategy focused on the corporate debt sector. The new fund complements the long-only Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund (FFXRX) introduced in May, 2011. Both funds are
Aegon Asset Management has made two new hires to strengthen its now 14-strong global responsible investment team. Brunno Maradei joins Aegon Asset Management as Global Head of ESG based in The Hague, the Netherlands and Julius Huttunen joins the company
Patrick Goebel has joined international law firm Dechert’s financial services and investment management group as a partner in Luxembourg. Goebel was previously with Allen & Overy. "We believe we have the leading financial services practice worldwide, with unrivalled strength and
