10 Jul 2018
Hedge fund performance mixed in June, says HFR
Hedge funds posted mixed performance in June as trade tensions increased around fluid tariff negotiations and proposals, while the US…
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Libra launches new crypto offerings for fund administrators
Libra, the premier provider of middle and back office technology and data services for the crypto asset ecosystem, has launched with…
09 Jul 2018
TAIFEX adds Brent Crude Oil Futures to offering
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) has launched its first energy futures contract – Brent Crude Oil Futures. Based on the world’s leading…
Hedge funds remain on track despite continued turbulence
Hedge funds continued to navigate current turbulences last week with reduced direct or indirect exposures, according to the latest Weekly…
Sealark picks Truss Edge to support portfolio management and data ops for launch of new commodity fund
Sealark has chosen portfolio management technology specialist Truss Edge to support its day to day data and portfolio activities of its new…
Link Asset Services goes live on Fund Recs Transfer Agency Bank Rec Solution
Link Asset Services, part of Link Group (ASK:LNK), a provider of technology-enabled administration solutions, has gone live with the…
Tradeweb sees increased adoption of electronic trading by China bond investors
Tradeweb Markets, a global marketplace for electronic fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading, has reported that Chinese onshore bond…
Kleros partners with Market Protocol for decentralised derivatives trading
Kleros, a new decentralised dispute resolution ‘layer’ for virtually any transaction, has partnered with Market Protocol, a company…
06 Jul 2018
ICO Watchdog partners with trade.io
ICO Watchdog has partnered with trade.io, with ICO Watchdog’s DOG token set to be airdropped to holders of trade.io’s Trade Token, ahead of…
Societe Generale Securities Services strengthens post-trade business with Liquidnet
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in the UK has launched a Fixed Income offering – an extension of a new asset class for existing…
Kaizen adds regulatory expert to team
Kaizen Reporting has appointed David Nowell, the former head of regulatory compliance at London Stock Exchange’s UnaVista, as its Senior…
05 Jul 2018
EEX Exchange Council backs the use of standard power contracts for PPA Hedging
The new EEX Exchange Council has discussed how to combine the increasing need for long-term hedging of power prices (PPAs) with already…
SGX welcomes Blackwell Global Futures as Derivatives Trading Member
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has welcomed Hong Kong-based Blackwell Global Futures Limited to its derivatives market. Michael Syn, Head of…
CTAs show uplift in June
After a performance dip in May, June has been a positive month for CTAs, according to June 2018 performance data for Societe Generale’s SG…
Forty per cent of financial firms at risk of MiFID II penalties, research reveals
Recent research from TeleWare reveals that just 60 per cent of employees in financial services firms have suitable processes and technology…