12 Dec 2017
GFMA publishes key principles for a cybersecurity penetration testing framework
The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) has published a set of principles to guide the development of a commonly accepted framework…
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FS Investments and EIG Global Energy Partners partner to manage USD4bn FS Energy and Power Fund
Alternative investment manager FS Investments is to create a joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG), a global alternative…
11 Dec 2017
BNP Paribas Securities Services planning platform for voluntary offsetting of carbon emissions
BNP Paribas Securities Services is planning to launch ClimateSeed, a platform that aims to bring together investors and organisations…
Intercontinental Exchange appoints Head of First Line Clearing Risk for ICE Clear Europe
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has appointed Boudewijn Duinstra as Head of First Line Clearing Risk at ICE Clear Europe. “We’re delighted…
Spartan Capital Securities hires Andrew M Heath as Chief Compliance Officer
Spartan Capital Securities has appointed Andrew M Heath as Chief Compliance Officer. Heath has more than 35 years of comprehensive…
Investors see alternative assets as an important diversification tool in uncertain markets, says AllianzGI RiskMonitor Survey
Institutional investors are increasingly turning to alternative assets to diversify portfolios as they navigate an environment…
Risk market outlook 2018 - Time to re-examine risk?
By Dr Laurence Wormald (pictured), Head of research and quants, asset management, FIS – After almost a decade of weak inflation and low or…
Nomura Global Dynamic Bond Fund increases hedging of risk assets and interest rate exposures
Richard “Dickie” Hodges, Manager of the Nomura Global Dynamic Bond Fund, provides his view of the fixed income market environment over the…
Macron will want to make his voice heard at Climate Change Summit
Jean-Philippe Desmartin, Head of Responsible Investment at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, on what to expect from Emmanuel Macron at…
Fulcrum Asset Management adds senior hire to investment team
Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Matthew Roberts as a Partner. He will be responsible for the creation of a new…
Man Group launches first onshore investment strategy in China
Man Group has launched its first onshore investment strategy for qualified investors in China. The new investment strategy will leverage…
Cboe bitcoin futures open for trading
Cboe Global Markets’ new Cboe bitcoin futures (XBT) began trading exactly as planned at 5:00 pm CT on Sunday, 10 December, 2017, at the…
CFTC approves exemption from SEF registration requirement for EU-authorised MTFs and OTFs
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has exempted certain multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and organised trading…
Gresham House launches co-investment portal for institutional and family office
Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has launched a new online investor portal aimed at providing the firm’s clients with…
SEC delays introduction of N-PORT filing as it looks to boost EDGAR security
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is delaying the implementation of rules requiring large mutual funds to submit monthly details…
