25 Nov 2015
CFTC unanimously approves proposed rule on automated trading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has unanimously approved proposed rules that mark a comprehensive regulatory…
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24 Nov 2015
ITG launches POSIT alert for India and Taiwan
ITG has added trading in India and Taiwan equities to the award-winning POSIT Alert crossing network. ITG now offers POSIT Alert in ten…
Exchange Data International enhances Fixed Income ISO 15022 Corporate Actions service
Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, has fully implemented ISO…
CBOE introduces five options-based strategy performance benchmark indexes tied To Russell 2000
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has created five new options-based strategy performance benchmark indexes that focus on options…
Franklin Square names Marc Yaklofsky as SVP of Corporate Development
Alternative investments specialist Franklin Square has hired Marc Yaklofsky as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development.Yaklofsky…
Eurex Trade Entry Services now available for US-based customers
Eurex is now offering its Trade Entry Services (TES) for customers based in the US.Eurex’s TES enable trading participants to enter…
DTCC’s ‘data as a service' offering now live
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched its Data as a Service (DaaS) offering, the latest solution available…
Weekly Brief: Hedge funds defensive stance on commodities pays off
To date, most hedge fund strategies are up in November as previous trends in FX and commodities continue unabated. The renewed fall in…
23 Nov 2015
FIX Trading Community opens technical resource to facilitate software development
FIX Trading Community is opening its technical standards process to software developers throughout the financial industry.A standard,…
BCS Global Markets appoints two non-executive directors
BCS Global Markets (BCS), the international arm of BCS Financial Group, the largest broker of securities on the Moscow exchange, has…
LME launches ferrous and premium contracts
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has launched LME Aluminium Premiums, LME Steel Rebar and LME Steel Scrap, the first new contracts to be…
Most hedge funds flat or slightly up in October
In the first two weeks of October there was a sharp decline in momentum that hurt many of systematic hedge funds, but the trend largely…
Fundraising outlook for emerging private real estate managers in Europe
Preqin’s latest factsheet takes a detailed look at closed-end private real estate fundraising for emerging managers in Europe.Fundraising…
Performance gains push global hedge fund assets up in October
In a globally volatile investment market, performance gains in the hedge fund industry helped push assets in the space to USD3.086 trillion…
20 Nov 2015
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 4.9 per cent for November
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for November 2015 measured 4.90 per cent, up from 2.96 per cent in…
