Wedbush Securities’ prime brokerage team has been voted "Best North American Hedge Fund Research Provider" at the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2016. The annual awards ceremony, which took place in New York, recognises excellence among service providers and hedge fund managers
Samuel A Ramirez, a securities firm and bond market specialist, has seen over USD22 billion in sell-side fixed income trades as of 31 July 2016, already surpassing its 2015 year-end totals. The growth is one result of the firm's strategic
Franklin Square Capital Partners is consolidating its brands under the name FS Investments, with its affiliated broker-dealer FS2 Capital Partners becoming FS Investment Solutions. The transition coincides with the firm's expansion of its alternative investment solutions, as well as its education and
EEX Group has reported significant growth in during the first six months of 2016, with sales revenue up by 34 per cent compared with the same period in 2015 to a total of EUR117.5 million. In the first half of
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Eris Euribor and GBP LIBOR interest rate futures reached a record monthly volume of 8,185 contracts in July, surpassing the previous monthly record of 1,719 contracts which was set in June 2016. ICE Futures Europe launched Eris Euribor and
CBOE Holdings has declared an increased dividend of USD0.25 per share for the third quarter of 2016, representing a 9 per cent increase compared to the prior quarter's dividend of USD0.23 per share. The third quarter dividend is payable on
OptionMetrics, a provider of historical option price data, tools and analytics, has bolstered its global technology, development and operations team with the addition of veteran systems engineers, software engineers and quality assurance specialists. The new hires are a direct response
Apex Fund Services has seen its biggest growth month in the firm’s history by taking on USD2.7 billion worth of new business in June 2016, 60 per cent of which was converted from other fund administrators. The Apex Group added
Alpine Select has requested an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting for ALTIN AG over the distribution of a special dividend. Alpine Select currently holds directly and indirectly 58.5 per cent of ALTIN shares. According to the motion submitted, shareholders are asked to
Euronext has announced its results for the second quarter of 2017 including a 3.8 per cent increase in revenues to EUR137.3 million (Q2 2016: EUR132.3 million) on the back of improved trading volumes on both the cash and derivatives markets,
