Category Archives: Press Releases
AIMA has released the first global review of the hedge fund industry’s charitable activities
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund association, has released the first global review of the hedge fund industry’s charitable activities. The 44-page report, Contributing to Communities, gives a detailed picture of the global hedge fund industry’s […]
Eze Software Group’s RealTick EMS Issued U.S. Patent for Electronic Trading
Hedge fund tech provider Eze Software Group has issued a patent for its management system, the RealTick® EMS. The patent covers the proprietary technology and methodology for the staging of electronic orders into a neutral (aggregation) account for execution, providing […]
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Partners with the S&R Foundation
The S&R Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports talented individuals with high aspirations in the arts and sciences, today announced that the U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth will serve as an associate partner for the Foundation. U.S. Trust […]
Australia’s Scout Global Joins IMQ In Backing Romanesco Fund
Australian hedge fund seeder Scout Global Funds has joined IMQ as co-seed of Romanesco Capital Management’s systematic trading strategy, the Persistence Fund. Scout aims to identify and invest in ‘best of breed’ emerging managers worldwide. The firm’s mandate is to allocate to […]
Letter to Shareholders in Altin AG and Interested Parties from Metage Capital Limited
PRNewswire – Re: Proposal for Election of Directors at the AGM of Altin AG on 22 nd April, 2013. We would like to introduce Metage Capital Limited as an investment manager managing various client funds which are shareholders in Altin (the “Company”). As […]
MIK Fund Solutions & PortfolioScience Collaborate: High-Performance Risk Analysis via MIK
MIK Fund solutions, a leading provider of data aggregation and reporting software for asset managers and PortfolioScience, a provider of on-demand risk management systems for hedge funds and hedge fund service providers, today announced the integration of PortfolioScience’s RiskAPI platform […]
SEC Puts Hedge Fund Managers on Notice Regarding Compensation Arrangements for Sales
In a speech before the American Bar Association’s Trading and Markets Subcommittee on April 5, 2013, David Blass, the Chief Counsel of the Division of Markets and Trading, put hedge fund managers and private equity fund managers on notice that they may […]
Survey Results Show 73% of CTA/CPO Respondents Impacted by FCM Failure
Horizon Cash Management said today that 73% of the commodity trading advisors (CTAs) and commodity pool operators (CPOs) that responded to its survey were impacted by one or more of the futures commission merchant (FCM) failures mentioned in the study. […]
Natixis Global Asset Management Launches Aurora Horizons Fund
Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) announced today the launch of the Aurora Horizons Fund (AHFAX), which is a multi-strategy mutual fund dynamically allocated across multiple hedge fund managers. The fund may help investors achieve additional risk diversification within a traditional […]
Wall Street Rocks Launches 2013 Battle of the Bands Talent Search
Wall Street Rocks co-founders Leslie Kirby, Peter Carrara, James Macedonioand George Chrisafis announced they are seeking musicians to audition for the non-profit’s 2013 Battle of the Bands. Groups with at least two members working in the financial community are invited […]
Cayman Islands Stick Exchange Launches Xetra Trading Platform
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (“CSX”) in partnership with the Deutsche Börse announces the launch of its Xetra Trading Platform. The cutting edge technology of the Xetra trading system, developed and operated by the Deutsche Börse Group in Frankfurt enables […]
Man extends funding of Oxford-Man Institute to 2018
Man Group plc (“Man”) and the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI) are pleased to announce the extension of Man’s funding of the Institute through to 2018. This five-year funding extension underscores Man’s commitment to building a world-leading quantitative investment […]
