06 Jul 2016
Buy-side continues to struggle with legacy and non-integrated technologies, says TABB survey
Almost a third (30 per cent) of asset managers outside of North America continue to maintain legacy platforms despite the technology’s role…
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Hedge funds gain as Sterling falls on Brexit
Global financial market volatility spiked in June as the UK voted to leave the European Union, resulting in steep losses for Sterling and…
GAM to launch new merger arbitrage strategy
GAM is to launch a new merger arbitrage strategy in July, subject to regulatory approval, which will focus on inefficiencies in the market…
05 Jul 2016
Brexit will create ripples but not waves
The long-term impact of the historic decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on 23 June will take investors and analysts…
Colt PrizmNet doubles footprint in Hong Kong and Singapore
Colt PrizmNet, the financial extranet developed by Colt, has continued to grow its footprint in Asia by connecting to Equinix’s…
SJL Capital launches maiden hedge fund
Registered investment advisory firm SJL Capital has launched its maiden hedge fund, SJL MarketDNA Hedge Fund LP, which began trading in May…
FactSet completes sale of market metrics business
FactSet Research Systems has completed the sale of its market research business, consisting of Market Metrics and Matrix Solutions, to…
City Financial acquires Convex Strategy
City Financial Investment Company has acquired management of the Convex Strategy, with current assets of USD180 million, from Fortress…
CTAs post positive returns in eight out of nine last quarters
Societe Generale Prime Services reports that June was a strong month for most CTA strategies, with the SG CTA Index posting the largest…
ETFs push through UK reservations
Christopher Meyers (pictured), head UK & NL institutional trading at Flow Traders, reports that over the last 18 months, the firm has…
Retail demand for ETFs is growing
Townsend Lansing (pictured), head of ETCs, ETF Securities reports that the range of investors using exchange traded commodities (ETCs) is…
Demand soars for risk-off ETFs
The incredible level of market volatility arising from the uncertainty over the UK's referendum vote has caused a great deal of de-risking…
Quality strategy brings in the income
Last November saw BMO Global Asset Management, part of the Bank of Montreal, open the European arm of its ETF business in London. Marc…
ETFs make their mark with wealth advisers and managers
June has seen two events in the ETF calendar organised by firms who have overcome their market competitiveness with each other in favour of…
FlexTrade opens representative office in Sydney
FlexTrade Systems, a specialist in multi-asset execution management systems, has opened a representative office in Sydney, Australia.With…
