09 Sep 2013
Benjamin Chtromberg joins ICAP’s Dubai office as futures and options broker
ICAP plc, a markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, has appointed Benjamin Chtromberg as a…
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DTCC and TriOptima go live with data connectivity to verify and reconcile OTC derivatives data
Data connectivity between the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Data Repository (DDR) and TriOptima’s triResolve portfolio…
Top pension funds back on growth track
Total assets of the world’s largest 300 pension funds grew by almost 10 per cent in 2012, compared to around two per cent in 2011, to reach…
Chile consolidates position as leading platform for capital markets in South America
British investment funds, banks, brokers, hedge funds and companies will have a unique opportunity to personally meet top representatives…
Three out of 13 Lyxor hedge fund indices positive in August
Three Lyxor strategy indices out of 13 ended the month of August in positive territory, led by the L/S Credit Arbitrage Index (+0.51 per…
European equities: The road ahead
Patrick Moonen (pictured), Senior Strategist Multi Asset at ING Investment Management (ING IM), on European equities…It’s not clear whether…
GMEX launches swap futures contract to allow effective hedging of interest rate exposure
Global Markets Exchange Group (GMEX) is to launch an interest rate swap (IRS) futures contract on its London Derivatives Exchange (LDX)…
KAS Bank joins EurexOTC Clear as clearing member
Eurex Clearing has welcomed KAS Bank NV, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, as another member of EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps…
Murano helps funds and investors comply with AIFMD reverse solicitation process
Murano’s Chromic Reverse Solicitation Process (Chromic RSP) enables investors and fund managers to comply with the AIFMD reverse…
Finisterre names former JPMorgan Chase MD Darren Walker as partner
Darren Walker has been named a partner at Finisterre Capital, the USD1.6bn long/short emerging market total return specialist. Walker was…
Sapient Global Markets launches cloud-hosted version of CMRS
Sapient Global Markets has launched a cloud-hosted version of its Compliance Management and Reporting System (CMRS). CMRS allows firms to…
08 Sep 2013
UCITS funds end August down 0.40 per cent… Algebris Investments & Pioneer Investments both launch new funds…
The UCITS Alternative Index Global lost -0.40 per cent in August to leave it up 1.34 per cent on a year-to-date basis. By comparison the…
06 Sep 2013
InfoReach adds interfaces for R language and Bloomberg data to trading platforms
Clients of electronic trading technology provider InfoReach can now access two of the most popular tools in the global trading community…
Improving UK and US data powers Ignis Absolute Return Government Bond Fund
Ignis' Absolute Return Government Bond Fund has seen strong performance in recent weeks following further positive signs for the global…
MMFs expected to embrace Fed reverse repo facility, says Fitch
A new reverse repurchase agreement (repo) facility under consideration by the US Federal Reserve may prove attractive to money market funds…
