31 May 2016
Tullet Prebon Alternatives appoints Alastair Sword as London-based global head
Tullett Prebon Alternative Investments (TPAI), the alternative investments arm of interdealer broker Tullett Prebon, has appointed Alastair…
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RIMES brings buy-side compliance teams together ahead of forthcoming regulation
RIMES, a provider of managed data services for the buy-side, is hosting its inaugural Regulatory Seminar on 9 June in London, bringing…
Deutsche Börse to act as licensor of TAIFEX market data to international clients
Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) and Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services have signed a partnership agreement whereby Deutsche Börse will…
ESMA responds to EC comment on MiFID II standards on ancillary activities
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued an Opinion in response to a letter sent by the European Commission…
ALTIN EGM to consider proposals for capital reduction and dividend, plus delisting from LSE
ALTIN AG has revealed the agenda for its forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), which is due to be held on 21 June at the request…
Ada Investments to focus on ETF portfolios with sale to 55 Capital
Ada Investments, a research-driven investment manager offering alternative equities-based investment programs to institutional investors,…
FlexTrade to offer institutional research to FlexTRADER EMS users via RSRCHXchange
FlexTrade Systems, a specialist in multi-asset execution management systems, has partnered with RSRCHXchange to provide buy-side traders…
30 May 2016
‘USD1 billion club’ managers hold 88 per cent of all hedge fund capital
The ‘USD1 billion Club’ of firms holding at least USD1 billion in assets has grown by 98 firms over the past year, and now accounts for 12…
27 May 2016
CFTC takes ‘significant step’ towards finalising rules on position limits
CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad (pictured) comments on the supplemental proposal on position limits for derivatives…The CFTC has taken a…
Upside potential in US stock buyback programs
A new white paper by Nasdaq Global Information Services reveals that US companies that engage in stock buybacks generally outperform the…
CFTC approves supplement to position limits proposal
The US CFTC has approved a supplement to its December 2013 position limits proposal that will modify the procedures for persons seeking…
26 May 2016
OppenheimerFunds and Macquarie to launch Global Infrastructure Fund
OppenheimerFunds has formed a strategic partnership with Macquarie Investment Management, a division of Macquarie Group Limited (MQG), to…
Madoff Trustee requests allocation of USD247m to customer fund
Irving H Picard, Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC…
STOXX extends suite of smart-beta indices
STOXX Ltd, operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of tradable index concepts, has extended the STOXX…
Bloomberg revamps counterparty onboarding process with Entity Exchange
Bloomberg has launched the Entity Exchange platform, a web-based, centralised and secure solution that enables buy-side firms to provide…
