10 Aug 2016
CFTC proposes to amend timing for filing chief compliance officer annual reports
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is to publish proposed amendments to CFTC regulation 3.3 which would provide futures…
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Nuveen teams with Artivest to provide easier access to alternative investments
Nuveen has teamed with Artivest, a technology-driven alternatives investment platform, to bring alternative investments capabilities to…
09 Aug 2016
The industrialisation of outsourced compliance
There is a growing attraction among hedge funds of all shapes and sizes to outsource any non-core related functions to trusted third…
REDI expands Asia-Pacific presence with data centre build-out and staff additions
REDI Global Technologies has expanded its Asia-Pacific data centre infrastructure and added several new staff in the region. This builds on…
Belektron extends market making at EEX Emissions Market
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has welcomed Belektron as a new market maker on the Derivatives Market for Emission Allowances.Since…
IP Trade increases European presence
IP Trade, a provider of real-time communications and collaboration systems for trading floor environments and operations dispatch centres,…
Tullett Prebon and GMEX to launch electronic trading platform
Inter-dealer broker Tullett Prebon is teaming up with GMEX Group to develop a hybrid voice and electronic trading platform for FX…
ICE Eris interest rate futures achieve record volume
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Eris Euribor and GBP LIBOR interest rate futures reached a record monthly volume of 8,185 contracts in…
World Gold Council, LME and key market participants to launch LMEprecious
The World Gold Council and the London Metal Exchange (LME), together with Goldman Sachs, ICBC Standard Bank, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, OSTC…
Neuberger Berman launches Global High Yield Bond Fund
Neuberger Berman has extended its high yield capabilities with the addition of a global high yield bond strategy.The new Dublin-domiciled…
08 Aug 2016
Changing the optics of portfolio risk
One of the biggest issues with risk when it comes to investing is that investors will invariably think about it in binary terms; what is…
Agecroft Partners adds industry veteran Doug Rothschild to team
Doug Rothschild (pictured) is joining Agecroft Partners as president, reporting to the founder and chief executive Don Steinbrugge.As…
Apex closes USD40 million debt investment
Apex Fund Services has closed a USD40 million credit facility with global credit investment firm Highbridge Principal Strategies.Peter…
Barclays finds hedge funds failing to meet investor expectations
Barclays Prime Services Strategic Consulting has just completed its latest report entitled ‘Against All Odds – Hedge Fund Industry…
The Bahamas cements its role as a leading IFC
Four words spring to mind when discussing the evolution of The Bahamas as a leading international financial jurisdiction: regulation,…
