05 Feb 2014
All Scientific Beta indices now have full transparency
ERI Scientific Beta has announced that all 2,958 smart beta indices available on its platform are now available with full transparency.This…
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Credit Suisse LAB Index down 0.94 per cent in January
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was down 0.94 per cent in January.The event driven strategy was the strongest…
Options expands low latency offering
Private financial cloud provider Options is to offer Quincy Data’s Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service, enabling it to offer data at the…
SEC brings fraud charges against two Wall Street traders involved in parking scheme
The SEC has charged two Wall Street traders involved in a fraudulent “parking” scheme whereby one temporarily placed securities in the…
Shifts in market structure drive investors to consider changes to trading desk technology
Changes in market structure are prompting institutional investors to consider the potential expensive and disruptive step of changing the…
BofA Merrill rolls out Broker-Dealer Instinct
Trader Instinct, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global equities trading and consulting platform, is now available to sell-side brokers via…
Carlyle Group acquires Diversified Global Asset Management
The Carlyle Group has completed its acquisition of Diversified Global Asset Management (DGAM), a global manager of hedge funds with more…
Average daily volume of 8.5 million contracts at Eurex Group in January 2014
In January 2014 the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 8.5 million contracts, down from…
Cheyne Capital’s UCITS programme reaches USD500m milestone
With the recent launch of the Cheyne European Mid Cap Equity Fund, Cheyne’s UCITS umbrella has reached USD575m of assets, from just under…
BATS Global Markets and Direct Edge complete merger
BATS Global Markets and Direct Edge completed their merger on 31 January, creating one of the world’s largest stock exchange operators.In…
Aston Hill appoints John Fielding to its board of directors
Canadian asset management company Aston Hill Financial has appointed John Fielding to its board of directors, effective…
Gottex launches Swedish multi-asset UCITS product on Folksam unit-linked platform
Gottex Fund Management has launched its Swedish multi-asset UCITS product on the Folksam unit linked platform and has opened its…
04 Feb 2014
Why AIFMD makes it MORE attractive to (re)domicile or co-domicile in Guernsey
By Fiona Le Poidevin – The implementation of AIFMD provides increased reasons to (re)domicile or co-domicile funds in the third country of…
CBOE VIX options and C2 Options Exchange set new single-day volume records
CBOE Holdings has reported new single-day volume records for CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) options and the C2 Options Exchange…
CFTC revokes registrations of Chicago Trading Managers
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revoked the registrations of Chicago Trading Managers (CT Managers). CT Managers had…
