17 Dec 2015
McKay Brothers completes UK local wireless network at lowest known latency
McKay Brothers International’s (MBI) Central London POP, adjacent to the London Stock Exchange, is now live, completing MBI’s UK Local…
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CFTC approves proposed enhanced rules on cybersecurity for derivatives clearing organisations, trading platforms, and swap data repositories
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has voted unanimously to approve two proposals for amendments to existing regulations…
MPMF receives UCITS management company authorisation
MPMF Fund Management (Ireland) Limited (MPMF), the Maples group’s alternative investment fund manager (AIFM), has been authorised as a…
Man & machine: Building a knowledge platform to develop predictive prowess in asset management
Big changes are afoot across a broad spectrum of the financial services industry. For example, in the wealth management and investment…
Berkeley Research Group adds alt investment specialist Michael Athanason (pictured) as an MD
Strategic advisory and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group has appointed Michael Athanason as a managing director. Athanason joins the…
MUFG Investor Services appoints John Sergides as Global Head of Business Development & Marketing
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has appointed John Sergides as Managing Director,…
Macro hedge fund Guard Capital chooses TFG Financial Systems for multi-asset portfolio and risk management
Hong Kong-based macro-economic hedge fund Guard Capital is now using TFG Financial System cloud-based, cross-asset technology solution for…
CFTC approves final rule on margin requirements for uncleared swaps for swap dealers and major swap participants
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the Final Rule on Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers…
HazelTree and Goldman Sachs Asset Management partner to help investment managers manage cash holdings
HazelTree and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) have formed a strategic partnership to assist hedge funds, fund administrators, managed…
Harnessing technology to automate solutions
Automation lies at the heart of Interactive Brokers' prime brokerage model. Be it for risk management, account management, trade execution…
Opportunities for specialised PBs with custody expertise
Regulation, in the form of AIFMD and Basel III, has had a profound effect on the way that prime brokers and fund managers view their…
Technology-focused primes look to improve ROA
There's no question that regulation is causing prime brokers to reassess, and, where necessary, evolve their business model. Much is made…
The opportunity in defined contributions
As the industry watches the growth of liquid alternatives among institutional and individual investors, fund managers are also looking…
The growing appeal of specialist PBs
By Jerry Lees (pictured), Linear Investments – A quasi-revolution is happening in prime brokerage. Post-2008, bulge bracket banks were…
Slow and steady approach
Pre-2008, Prime Brokerage was a land grabbing exercise. Balance sheet was put to work, free of the shackles of regulation, and hedge funds…
