31 Jan 2018
TABB Group releases first European Equities LiquidityMatrix
TABB Group, an international research and consulting firm focused exclusively on capital markets, has released its first monthly report…
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State Street and Capula complete first collateral provider sponsored repo transactions
DTCC has announced the completion of the first cleared collateral provider sponsored repo transactions by State Street Bank and Trust and…
TNS expands hosting services to New York and Chicago financial hubs
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its Managed Hosting, Co-Location and Connectivity Service to New York and Chicago. TNS’ new…
30 Jan 2018
In good times and in bad: The importance of effective directors for troubled funds
With the global financial crisis of 2008 now a decade in the past, much has changed in terms of how offshore private funds are governed and…
EDI joins QuantHouse’s API Ecosystem
Exchange Data International (EDI) is the latest provider to join the QuantHouse API Ecosystem. EDI is a provider of data reference services…
Seasoned fund admin pro launches North American Fund Administration Association
Seasoned fund administration professional, Chris Meader (pictured), has launched the North American Fund Administration Association (NAFAA)…
Carey Olsen adds to finance offering in the Cayman Islands
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has continued the expansion of its finance practice in the Cayman Islands with the appointment of experienced…
Charles River IMS delivers MiFID II compliance
Charles River clients subject to the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) are now able to comply using…
CFTC files anti-spoofing enforcement actions against Deutsche Bank, HSBC & UBS
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in conjunction with the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation, has…
29 Jan 2018
UCITS equity funds net sales bolstered by investor confidence in November
Net sales of UCITS and AIF totalled EUR68 billion in November 2017, down from EUR84 billion in October, according to the European Fund and…
Northern Trust survey reveals investment managers’ greatest MiFID II implementation challenge
Close to 50 per cent of investment managers and consultants surveyed at Northern Trust’s (Nasdaq: NTRS) annual Regulatory and Depositary…
CTAs post exceptional returns in early 2018, says Lyxor
Persistent trends across asset classes have continued to fuel CTA returns over recent weeks, writes Lyxor in the latest Weekly Brief from…
Establishing best practices for a crypto fund audit
For most new fund managers the concept of having to prepare for a financial audit is entirely novel. Knowing what is involved and how best…
Cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology
By Richard Spencer, Partner, Campbells Legal – The stratospheric rise in the value of cryptocurrencies throughout 2017, coupled with…
New regulations and legislation reinforce Cayman’s global position
The Cayman Islands has recently taken a number of measures to reinforce its position in the global financial services market. It has…
