30 Oct 2017
LME announces strategic pathway delivery programme
The London Metal Exchange and LME Clear (together, the LME) has announced the delivery programme for its strategic pathway, including…
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S&P Dow Jones Indices debuts carbon metrics on indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI) is now publishing carbon metrics on the majority of its equity indices, including the S&P Global…
Artisan Partners launches Global Discovery Strategy and UCITS Fund
Artisan Partners has launched the Artisan Global Discovery Strategy, which is available on a separate account basis and via the Artisan…
Alphametry’s research management solution addresses MiFID II
Global investment research platform Alphametry has launched a comprehensive research management solution for the buy-side. Alphametry…
27 Oct 2017
TMX Group to acquire Trayport and sell NGX
TMX Group Limited (TMX Group) is to acquire London-based Trayport Holdings Limited, and its US-based affiliate, Trayport Inc - a provider…
Barclays announces successor index to Barclays Global Carbon Index Total Return
Barclays Bank PLC, as index sponsor of the Barclays Global Carbon Index Total Return – the underlying index for the iPath Global Carbon ETN…
RBS Securities to pay USD35m penalty over fraudulent securities trading scheme
Global securities firm RBS Securities is to pay a USD35 million penalty relating to the company’s fraudulent trading through its…
Crypto derivatives exchange WandX to launch token sale
Indian tech firm WandX, led by CEO Abhinav Ramesh (pictured), is to launch a token sale on Friday 27 October to fund the building of its…
Hedge fund platform Prophecy Asset Management allocates to Birch Island Capital’s new investment strategy
Prophecy Asset Management, a New York-based allocator and seed capital source for equity long/short hedge fund managers, has allocated…
Intercontinental Exchange to launch SONIA futures contract
ICE Futures Europe expects to launch a new one month, cash-settled futures contract based on the Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA)…
Fund of hedge funds turn to consolidation to combat declining AUM
Over the past decade the funds of hedge funds industry has seen a long-term decline in AUM, falling to USD798 billion in June 2017, as…
Minerva Capital Management launches hybrid hedge fund
Minerva Capital Management, the New York based Asset Manager, has launched a new fund, the Minerva Catalyst Strategies LP Fund. Minerva is…
26 Oct 2017
ECB to further taper bond-buying programme
Shilen Shah, Bond Strategist at Investec Wealth & Investment, comments on the ECB's decision to slash its QE stimulus… As expected, the…
SEC grants 30-month reprieve from MiFID II research rules
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a 30-month period of ‘temporary relief’ from new European Union investment research…
US managers choosing funds-of-one and PE vehicles
It is a trend that has steadily gathered momentum over the last five years and one that shows no sign of abating: namely that the big US…
