Glencore, the Swiss-based commodities trader, pledges to sell at least $1bn in assets over the next six months in order to placate concerns over the company's decision to spend about $2.5bn repurchasing a Colombian coalmine

CME Group is planning to launch fear gauge volatility contracts in crude oil and corn

Chicago Policemens Annuity Benefit Fund is looking to hire a global macro manager

CME Group, the US derivatives marketplace, is to launch a US dollar-denominated, cash-settled crude palm oil futures contract on May 23

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained more than USD20.3m in civil monetary penalties and equity relief in a federal judgment order against David Michael Kogan and his company First Capitol Futures Group, both of Sherman Oaks, California, in an anti-fraud action.

The Managed Funds Association has formed an alliance with the Texas Hedge Fund Association, an education and advocacy organisation that represents the hedge fund and managed futures industry in Texas and the surrounding states.

— Financial reform is up for grabs on Capitol Hill, and one ex-Goldman Sachs big shot is trying to swing the vote — against his former firm.

When news of California's gold rush began to spread in 1848, it wasn't just big-time mining investors that wanted to profit from the promise of a boom. Around 300,000 men, women and children packed their bags and headed for the land of potential precious metal, tempted by the lure of cashing in on a commodity.

Campbell’s chief investment officer Kevin Heerdt is leaving the firm to pursue other interests.

NuWave Investment Management, an alternative investment manager, has appointed Craig Weynand as chief operating officer, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm's day-to-day business operations.

Regulators and lawmakers worldwide are tightening their scrutiny of hedge funds and private equity firms.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—March 18, 2010—The Futures Industry Association today filed a major comment letter in opposition to the adoption by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of its proposed speculative position limits on energy commodities. "The FIA stro ...

Managed futures gained 0.19 per cent in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.

IPS Capital's co chief investment officer Jonathan Blain (pictured) explains why commodity trading advisers (CTAS) are a useful weapon in a wealth manager's armoury

Managed futures specialist Qbasis Invest has launched an exchange-traded fund, the Qbasis Futures Fund, which will commence trading on the Hamburg stock exchange on 1 April.

Man Group reported a decline in profits linked to the poor performance of its AHL fund this morning, but analysts said that the fund’s improving performance since the end of quantitative easing could lift the company over coming months.

The National Futures Association is asking the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to alter its retail foreign exchange regulatory proposal

2100 Xenon Group, a Chicago-based commodity trading adviser, has appointed E. Bruce Mumford as director of marketing and client services.

Commodity hedge fund firm Ospraie Management has picked up where it left off 18 months ago, when it shuttered its flagship after losing 39%.

A hedge fund accused of defrauding investors and its manager have been ordered to pay more than $4 million in restitution and penalties.

Debate on the scope and risks of the US health care plan still rages even as Pres. Obama unveiled a $14 billion plan to help homeowners. And the impact of a Greek bailout on the Eurozone economies is still a question. Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers holdings, offered CNBC more insights into American and global markets.

Here in Part 2 of our interview with Irene Aldridge, we learn more about the differences and similarities between low and high-frequency trading strategies, and what the world of academia can and is doing to help prepare the next generation of high-frequency trading system developers and traders.

Gam has expanded its range of Ucits III funds to include a systematic managed futures fund managed by Sushil Wadhwani, founder and chief executive of Wadhwani Asset Management.

London-based Mulvaney Capital Management has done away with its investor relations chief, leaving the US$89 million firm with no one focused exclusively on marketing or client dealings.

Managed futures ended February in positive territory as managers were able to capitalise on long exposures to the short-end of the US yield curve, long positions in equities and commodities, and short currency positions.

China launched its trial program today for margin trading and short selling, part of its effort to introduce risky alternative-investment tools to its stock market. The two options are meant to better prepare investors for the April 16 launch of stock-index futures.

While a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy, Enrique Villalba was subject to a strict honor code. According to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, he left that honor code at West Point.