16 Jun 2014
It is possible to construct improved forms of risk parity strategies, study shows
An EDHEC-Risk Institute study from the Lyxor research chair on “Risk Allocation Solutions” develops a conditional approach to risk parity,…
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Countdown approaches for UCITS V implementation
By Olivier Sciales, Chevalier & Sciales – The approval of the UCITS V directive by the European Parliament shortly before its…
Nigerian economy leads frontier market opportunities
Companies such as Guaranty Trust Bank, Zenith Bank and Nigerian Breweries have put Nigeria at the forefront of frontier market…
Velocimetrics adds real-time latency monitoring to Options’ ultra low latency platform
The Velocimetrics solution has been integrated with private financial cloud provider Options’ ultra low latency product offering,…
Barchart launches commodity futures APIs
Barchart has launches several application programming interfaces (APIs) through its Barchart OnDemand service, designed to serve the…
15 Jun 2014
Morgan Stanley and Amundi unveil UCITS ETFs based on ERI Scientific Beta’s smart beta index… Morgan Stanley announces launch of MS Lynx UCITS fund…
Morgan Stanley this week announced the launch of a new ETF, the MS Scientific Beta Global Equity Factors UCITS ETF on its FundLogic…
13 Jun 2014
MiFID II published in the Official Journal of the EU
The EU has published MiFID II in the Official Journal (OJ) following more than two and a half years of consultation and…
Liffe sets daily volume record in MSCI World Euro Index Futures
Liffe reached a daily volume record of 205,570 contracts in MSCI World Net Total Return (NTR) Euro Index futures on 11 June 2014.The…
Exhilway exits hedge fund business
Exhilway has exited “risky" hedge fund business by reassigning the operational rights to a large private investor group in Australia in…
LME welcomes first Middle Eastern Aluminium Committee member
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has appointed Walid Al Attar as a member of its Aluminium Committee.Al Attar, responsible for marketing and…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index up 1.04 per cent in May
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2014 measured 1.04 per cent.Hedge fund flows, meanwhile, as…
12 Jun 2014
Hedge funds cross USD2.1 trillion in May… Difficult month for Asian funds …
Hedge funds ended May in positive territory with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 1.15 per cent as global markets showed signs of…
Euronext and Dalian Commodity Exchange sign MOU
Euronext has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) to carry out joint research into the…
Euronext launches Spotlight Options in Amsterdam and Brussels
Euronext is to launch Spotlight Options, a segment dedicated to the development of new option classes requested by market participants, on…
Markit integrates realtime trade data into derivatives valuation service
Customers of Markit’s Portfolio Valuations service can now elect to have their portfolios updated automatically using a realtime trade feed…
