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Exchange order types prompt fears of HFT conspiracy
High-frequency traders have been viewed with suspicion for some time. Now critics claim exchanges are conspiring with the traders to develop tools that benefit them and disadvantage ordinary investors....
David Kirk, the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s chief criminal counsel, says "dubious trading activity" has fallen by 50% in three years as FCA vows to continue crackdown on hedge fund traders
The US will not allow the EU financial transaction tax to happen, according to the head of US Chamber of Commerce Thomas Donohue. Co-ordination between G-20 countries on financial regulation is needed...
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Despite emphasis on transparency, liquidity and risk reporting, strong performance remains the heart of a hedge fund’s raison d’être and, for managers and investors alike, the overriding consideration
Myriad factors impact major currency pairs, says Gallo
Currency wars, the end of QE and the influence of policymakers makes foreign exchange markets a myriad and complex area, says Stephen Gallo, head of foreign exchange strategy Europe, at Bank of Montreal
Monitoring daily hedge fund performance when only monthly data is available...
The ability to infer daily performance from less frequently observed returns data can help hedge fund investors understand intra-month gains and losses
Gibraltar regulator resigns; Englander platform appoints managing director...
The Gibraltar Financial Services commission’s director Marcus Killick to leave after 10 years in the post as Israel Englander’s managed accounts and prime services division makes strategic hire
Hedge Funds Review Americas Awards 2013 open for entries
Hedge Funds Review is now accepting entries for the Americas Awards 2013. These awards recognise the top-performing hedge funds and funds of hedge funds in the US, Canada and Latin America
Risk management central to hedge fund capital raising, says survey
As more institutional investors opt for hedge funds, robust risk management is being seen as a central function needed in order to raise capital, according to a survey by Prmia and SunGard APT
LGT Capital Partners opens China office
Skybridge’s Peter Carey moves to Archview Investment to run business strategy. Whitebox Advisors names Kyle McDaniel as strategic partnerships managing director. LGT Capital Partners opens in Beijing
How can investment banks use grid technology?
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Technology can provide a competitive advantage in banking. How it is applied by Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions, to the benefit for their risk management systems, is discussed.
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