04 Jan 2017
Ag Producer Confidence Index reveals optimism for coming year
US farmers have put tremendous hope in the new presidential administration to make their lives better, despite expectations of continued…
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PEGAS spot concludes 2016 with new monthly record
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 152.1 TWh in December 2016.This included…
03 Jan 2017
Man Group completes acquisition of Aalto Invest Holding AG
Man Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of Aalto Invest Holding (Aalto).Luke Ellis (pictured), CEO of Man Group, says:…
EEX reaches new records on derivatives markets for dairy and emission allowances
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) reached a volume of 287.4 TWh on its power derivatives markets in December 2016, an increase of 23 per…
Smaller hedge funds will outperform in 2017, predicts Agecroft Partners
Smaller hedge fund managers will continue to outperform during 2017, according to Don Steinbrugge Managing partrner of Agecroft partners,…
CTAs and global macro improve their performance
Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team has released a report on the performance of active mutual funds versus their benchmarks in 2016. The team…
Euronext makes EUR510m offer for LCH.Clearnet SA
Euronext has made an irrevocable EUR510 million all-cash offer to LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (LCH.Clearnet Group) and London Stock Exchange…
02 Jan 2017
Nuveen commodity funds complete liquidation
Nuveen, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management, has completed the liquidations of the Nuveen Diversified Commodity Fund…
Bricknode launches tax reporting app for financial brokers
Bricknode has released a tax reporting app for the platform Bricknode Financial Systems in order to streamline tax reporting for financial…
JMA launches new tools to analyse Japanese economy
Japan Macro Advisors (JMA), whose clients include a few of the world’s largest hedge funds and global manufacturing companies, has launched…
Investor confidence down 3.4 points in December to 94.2
State Street Global Exchange’s global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) decreased to 94.2 in December, down 3.4 points from November’s…
PKF O’Connor Davies publishes new guide to converting hedge funds to family offices
PKF O’Connor Davies has published “From Hedge Fund to Family Office: Making the Right Choices for Your Investment Business and Family,” a…
DKG Group signs with EGS to formally launch European Dark Pool Trading Platform
Eurex Global Securities (EGS) has signed an exclusive agreement with DKG Group for trading on its new advanced and streamlined dark pool…
23 Dec 2016
CBOE chairman Bill Brodsky to step down
William J Brodsky, Susan M Phillips and R Eden Martin, among CBOE Holdings' longest serving board members, are to step down from the board…
Volatility? What volatility? says AIMA
One of the great myths of 2016 is that volatility has returned, says AIMA, which believes this year saw the continuation of the post-crisis…
