12 Jun 2014
Osborne and FX market reform
Marshall Bailey, President, ACI – The Financial Markets Association, comments in response to proposals by UK Chancellor George Osborne to…
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CFTC obtains SK Madison Commodities judgment for commodity pool fraud
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has secured an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Michael James…
EisnerAmper launches compliance consultancy for investment advisers
EisnerAmper has launched EisnerAmper Compliance and Regulatory Services (CARS), a full-service consultancy providing outsourced compliance…
European structured products market trading up by 25 per cent in Q1 2014, says EUSIPA
Trading in investment certificates and leverage products on the European financial markets continued to rise appreciably in the first three…
Seeding and alternative fund routes for start-up hedge fund managers
Bloomberg ran the highly successful Hedge Fund Start-up Conference from its European Head Quarters in London. The objective was to provide…
DET Technologies leverages Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX engine in new partnership
Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX engine is to support DET Technologies’ flagship DET Hub.The RA-Cheetah FIX engine will underpin the DET Hub…
Rise of big data to put UK financial services firms in regulatory firing line
The exponential growth of Big Data will trigger a sharp rise in UK financial services firms being investigated, and potentially fined, by…
11 Jun 2014
Apsley forms alliance with major insurer to distribute AIFMD insurance product
Insurance provider Apsley Specialty has joined forces with Lloyd’s Pembroke Syndicate 4000 to provide capacity for its insurance offering…
Palmer Square Capital Management closes third CLO fund
Palmer Square Capital Management, an investment management firm that provides portfolios of structured credit, corporate credit and hedge…
Majority of SEFs adopt FIX Protocol
The majority of swap execution facilities (SEFs), including BGC Derivative Markets, Bloomberg, trueEX, GFI Group, ICE Swap Trade,…
Eurex Clearing launches cross-margining functionality
Eurex Clearing, the clearing house of Deutsche Börse Group, has introduced the second release of the new risk system Eurex Clearing…
Man Group's M&A strategy may boost scale and diversification, says Fitch
Man Group's deal to acquire Pine Grove is part of a selective acquisition strategy that may boost the firm's diversification and scale,…
Hedge funds increase short bets on US bonds, says Lyxor
Hedge funds are increasing their short bets on US rates as the flow of economic data improved and inflation figures edged higher, according…
Hedge funds get USD18.7bn in April
The hedge fund industry took in USD18.7 billion (0.8 per cent of assets) in April, up from USD10.6 billion (0.5 per cent of assets) in…
Goelman appointed as CFTC director of enforcement
Aitan Goelman has been appointed as the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) director of the division of enforcement.Goelman…
