European regulators to investigate high-frequency trading
1-Apr 2010 | Telegraph Business

The burgeoning practise of high-frequency trading is to be scrutinised by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR).

Hedge fund managers set new payout records in 2009
1-Apr 2010 | Reuters: Business News

BOSTON (Reuters) - Seven of the world's top hedge fund managers earned 10-figure paychecks and one set a record for the highest-ever payout last year due to a stock market rally that pushed returns to their highest levels in a decade.

GAM Launches UCITS-Compliant Wadhwani-Managed Fund
1-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

Wadhwani Asset Management and GAM have teamed up to launch a UCITS III-compliant version of Wadhwani’s flagship quantitative managed futures fund.

Man AHL Up 3.81% Last Week
7-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

Two weeks ago, Man Group CEO Peter Clarke said he was encouraged by its flagship’s turnaround, but warned that “it does need to be sustained.” Two weeks later, the AHL strategy is sustaining its positive performance.

QIM Takes A Hit In March, First Quarter
7-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

Three of the firm’s four hedge funds finished the first quarter of 2010 in negative territory. Its flagship Quantitative Global Program, with $4.6 billion in assets, is down 5.74% after shedding 1.02% in March. Its Quantitative Global Fund 1x is a little further down, with a 5.81% drop in the beginning of 2010 following a 1.06% loss in March.

Man Group climbs after rise in AHL fund
7-Apr 2010 | MarketWatch.com

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Shares of hedge-fund manager Man Group climbed over 5% in early London trade as the company said the net asset value of its AHL Diversified Futures fund rose 3.81% last week, though the fund is down 8.6% over 12 months. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Regulator plans to track high-frequency trading: report
7-Apr 2010 | Reuters: Business News

(Reuters) - U.S. securities regulator may formulate a plan to improve oversight of high-frequency trading by keeping track of executed transactions, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Forex managers vie for pension business
11-Apr 2010 | FT.com

There are varied industry views about the value of indices

BlueGold Bounces Back With Big March
12-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

Through the end of February, BlueGold Capital Management found itself in an unfamiliar place: negative territory. But a torrid March has pushed the firm, which has returned some 380% since inception two years ago, back into the black.

New Haven Invests In Two Alts Funds
13-Apr 2010 | emii.com : Asset Management

The City of New Haven Employees Retirement Funds board has allocated 12 million to two new managed futures funds

Former Managers To Launch Commodities Hedge Fund
14-Apr 2010 | emii.com : Hedge Funds

Two former alternative investment managers from GLG Partners and Lionhart Advisors Groups have announced plans to launch a commoditiesfocused equity hedge fund next month reports Bloomberg

Salida Plans Natural Resources Private Equity Fund
15-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

Canadian hedge fund Salida Capital is making its first foray into private equity, a move that’s brought about further changes at the C$650 million firm.

JPM Natural Resources's Henderson slashes gold weighting
16-Apr 2010 | Citywire Funds News

JP Morgan commodities star manager Ian Henderson has cut the gold weighting of his L2 billion JPM Natural Resources fund to its lowest level in almost two years

Altin increases macro allocation to 20.59 per cent
16-Apr 2010 | Hedgeweek News

Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, increased its macro exposure to 20.59 per cent as of 1 April, as the investment manager added three macro funds that then subsequently closed to new investors.

China Launches Index Futures
16-Apr 2010 | CNBC.com

Discussing China's new stock futures index, Brook McConnell, president of South Ocean Management, says its launch will add depth to the country's financial markets. He talks to CNBC's Karen Tso, Martin Soong, Sri Jegarajah and Bernand Lo.

Barclay CTA Index gains 1.17 per cent in March
18-Apr 2010 | Hedgeweek News

Managed futures gained 1.17 per cent in March, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.

Door opens for second firm to deal film futures
20-Apr 2010 | MarketWatch.com

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A second potential player in the trading of film futures on Tuesday received the initial blessing of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Cantor Futures Exchange L.P. was granted the designation as a "contract market" by the CFTC, setting up the possibility that it could start selling box-office futures, which the commission has yet to approve. It follows Media Derivatives, which received CFTC approval last week. Standing in the way of both, though, is the Senate Agriculture Committee, which threatens to block the designation of box-office futures as a tradeable commodity. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Four Elements Capital seeks 20% return on commodities
20-Apr 2010 | Business Standard

Four Elements Capital Pte is aiming to achieve an annual return of more than 20 per cent for its commodity fund as bets on sugar, copper and platinum prove successful, Managing Director Lionel Semonin said. The Earth Element Fund, established by former BNP Paribas and JPMorgan Chase & Co traders and overseeing assets of $7 million, advanced 5.4 per cent in March, beating the average return by its peer group, Singapore-based Semonin said in an interview yesterday. The fund rose a cumulative 3.5 per cent in the first quarter after a loss of 3.3 per cent in 2009, he said.

CFTC May Regulate Index Options
21-Apr 2010 | emii.com : Derivatives

Draft legislation by Blanche Lincoln on offexchange derivatives will consider contracts based on broad market gauges as swaps a type of derivative

Managed futures lead Credit Suisse/Tremont index in March
21-Apr 2010 | Hedgeweek News

Managed futures experienced the best performance among the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index strategies in March, with gains of 4.25 per cent largely due to trend followers who were able to generate profits across many sectors including equities, commodities and currencies.

Absolute Returns: Who is adding alpha in global macro?
23-Apr 2010 | Citywire Funds News

BlueTrend UCITS vs Investec Global Diversified Growth.

Crawford blames commodity and mining bets as Octopus fund dips
23-Apr 2010 | Citywire Funds News

David Crawford has blamed the dip in performance of his CF Octopus Partner (Absolute Return) fund on his decision to go short commodity stocks and long financials

Managed futures up 2.43 per cent in March
26-Apr 2010 | Hedgeweek News

Managed futures experienced positive performance in March as managers were able to capitalise on long exposures to equities and industrial metals as well as large speculative short trades in the euro, sterling, and Japanese yen, according to a report by Lipper Tass.

CFTC gets political lift for energy position limit plan
26-Apr 2010 | Reuters: Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest players in U.S. energy markets have told the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that its proposal to curb speculation is misguided and will drive investors to overseas and unregulated markets.

JP Morgan To Unveil Commodities Fund
27-Apr 2010 | emii.com : Hedge Funds

JP Morgan Funds and its sister company Highbridge Capital Management are rolling out the Highbridge Dynamic Commodities Strategy Fund

Jefferies To Unveil SP 500 VIX ETF
27-Apr 2010 | emii.com : Asset Management

Jefferies Asset Management is launching an ETF that will take long positions in futures contracts benchmarking the VIX Futures Index

LGT To Launch UCITS Fund In May
27-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

LGT Capital Partners’ first UCITS III-compliant hedge fund is set to launch early next month.

Ospraie’s Bahadori Readies Commodities Hedge Fund
29-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

Pasha Bahadori founded LuxEn Capital Management in New York last year.

CME profits lifted by high trading volumes
29-Apr 2010 | FT.com

Earnings at CME Group, the US's largest futures exchange, jumped 21% in the first quarter, topping analyst expectations as interest-rate derivatives trading saw high volumes

Athena Capital Partners Sets Up Shop, Unveils First Trading Platform
29-Apr 2010 | FINalternatives

Plainfield, Illinois-based boutique asset management firm Athena Capital Partners has recently opened its doors and unveiled its first trading platform, the Trend and Mean Reversion Systematic Commodities Program.

RAB Capital warns on commodity prices
29-Apr 2010 | Citywire Funds News

The hedge fund believes a strong US dollar and Asian tightening could cause commodity prices to fall.

Ex-wheat broker charged with fraud
29-Apr 2010 | FT.com

A former wheat broker was charged with fraud in a case that cost its former employer, MF Global, one of the world's biggest commodities brokerages, $141.5m in losses in 2008

Moore pays $15m fine to settle metals-market manipulation case
30-Apr 2010 | Latest news from Wealth Bulletin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Thursday fined Moore Capital Management $25m (€18.9m) to settle a probe into the hedge fund’s alleged failure two years ago to supervise a portfolio manager who illegitimately sought to “exert upward pressure” on futures contract valuations related to platinum and palladium, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.