Tor Brokerage has been launched as an agency only broker-dealer designed specifically to provide automated trading algorithms to its clients. Tor was developed with the purpose of providing lower trading costs while filling high order volume. Up until 2009 Tor
As a result of re-emerging fears about inflation, and what that would mean for Federal Reserve policy, last week was another tough one for US stock
Fusion Asset Management has appointed Peter Heaps, managing director of Carne Global Cayman Islands, as an independent director to its board of directors of Fusion Volatility Funds. Fusion Asset Management has managed the Fusion Volatility Fund since 2008. The firm’s
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) have published online guides for conducting derivatives b
The Baring Asia Hedge Select Fund, launched in May 2003, has completed a three-year track record, returning 13.9% (annualised) since launch.
Navellier & Associates and its affiliate Navellier Hedge Management have launched Navellier Select, the firms’ new alternative investment fund of funds. Navellier & Associates currently runs over USD2.5bn in client assets, spread across a variety of equity strategies. But Navellier
James C Zelter has agreed to join Apollo Management firm as the managing partner of the firm’s capital markets business.
Commodities and forward markets specialist Tiberius Asset Management PLC, has founded a second Swiss company, Tiberius Capital Management Ltd.
Butterfield Fulcrum, an alternative fund administrator, has added Brian Young to its New York business development team. He will be working with Andrew Smith, head of global business development, and will have specific responsibility for promoting the Altinus managed account
Law firm Walkers says the trend of hedge funds investing in distressed funds that are in liquidation has grown significantly over the past two year
