28 Sep 2016
Crystal & Company’s financial institutions group recognised for excellence
Crystal & Company, a strategic risk and insurance adviser, has been named Best North American Insurance Provider by Hedgeweek for the…
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Wells Fargo fined USD400,000 by CFTC over LTR failings
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and simultaneously settled charges against Wells Fargo Bank for failing to…
Russell 2000 Index options benchmarks and options-based funds less volatile, says study
The monetisation of the equity risk premium through options-based strategies can enhance risk-adjusted returns relative to long-only equity…
27 Sep 2016
Increased regulation of US Treasury market may cause more harm than good, says TABB
Following the extreme market volatility experienced in October 2014, the regulatory agencies that oversee the US Treasury market began…
Hazeltree adds JP Morgan Asset Management to LiquidityWeb cash sweep network
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, has added JP Morgan Asset Management to the expanding partner…
Amundi brings real and alternative assets to single platform
French asset management firm Amundi is launching a single platform designed to bring its real and alternative assets under one entity and…
AIMA appoints new chair and board of directors
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global representative for alternative asset managers, has appointed a new…
Negative rates and more! - Live Q&A session with FINCAD
FINCAD is holding a follow-up to its incredibly popular July live webinar “Negative Rates: Dealing with an Unorthodox Experiment,” with an…
Abacus Group named Best North American Cloud Services Provider for 2016
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has been named the Best North American Cloud…
Maples Fund Services marks 10 years in Hong Kong
Maples Fund Services, a division of MaplesFS and an independent global fund services provider, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the…
Asset managers prioritising process automation and regulatory reporting
Asset management professionals continue to prioritise back-office automation and managing increased regulatory reporting, according to the…
Vast disparity in types of investors securing side letter arrangements
Funds-of-funds entered into side letters – special agreements that hedge fund managers sometimes make with investors, overriding general…
26 Sep 2016
Montreux Natural Resources Fund’s Tanzania mines set to produce first gold
A Tanzanian gold mining firm part-acquired by The Montreux Natural Resources Fund is due to produce its first gold next year following…
CBOE Holdings to acquire Bats Global Markets
CBOE Holdings is to acquires Bats Global in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately USD32.50 per share, or a total of…
Thomson Reuters launches Diversity & Inclusion Index
Thomson Reuters has launched a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Index, which ranks the top 100 publicly traded companies globally with…
