06 Jun 2013
Dark Pools deliver price improvement and anonymity
By James Williams – With dark pools appearing a lot more in media headlines this year, understanding some of the benefits, and risks, for…
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BI-SAM expands operations in London
BI-SAM, a provider of data management, performance, attribution, risk, composites and reporting solutions for the global asset management…
AlphaY plugs liquidity gap using derivatives & Delta One hedging flows
The decision for Société Générale to launch a dark pool trading platform, AlphaY, in April 2012 arose from a desire to access liquidity in…
Not all dark pools are created equal
Under current MiFID regulation, pre-trade transparency waivers are used to allow non-displayed trading venues to forego the need to publish…
Volumes grow but will regulation dampen spirits?
By James Williams – Dark pools exist in a variety of forms to serve a variety of clients. In the US they are referred to as an alternative…
AmBank turns to Murex for market risk governance and compliance framework
AmBank Berhad, part of Malaysia’s AmBank Group, has gone live with the latest version of Murex’s MX.3 Market Risk Solution. This new market…
IndexIQ hedge fund replication indices negative in May
All seven of IndexIQ’s hedge fund and alternative beta replication indices saw negative performance in May.Designed as investable…
KPMG hires Constance Hunter as chief economist for alternative investments practice
KPMG, the US audit, tax and advisory firm, is adding more depth to its alternative investments practice by hiring Constance Hunter, an…
Gravitas launches Risk-as-a-Service for hedge funds
Gravitas, a co-sourcing platform providing cloud technology, collaborative outsourcing, risk analytics and research support to the…
Hedge funds up 0.7 per cent in May, says HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index
Hedge funds were up 0.7 per cent for May and 4.6 per cent year-to-date, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund index.Anthony Lawler,…
MarketAxess reports trading volume of USD65.2bn in May
MarketAxess has reported total monthly trading volume for May 2013 of USD62.5bn on its electronic trading platform. The total consists of…
05 Jun 2013
Advent releases new versions of Advent Portfolio Exchange and Moxy
Advent Software has launched new releases of its portfolio management software, Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), and Moxy, the firm’s trade…
DCIIA supports consideration of alternative investments in DC plans
The Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association (DCIIA) believes that plan sponsors should consider the use of “alternative”…
Credit Suisse LAB Index flat in May
The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was flat in May, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies…
Eze Software Group integrates RealTick Data into Eze OMS and Tradar PMS
RealTick Data is now available in Eze Software Group’s Eze OMS and the Tradar PMS. Through this integration, RealTick Data is able to…
