21 Feb 2020
Global asset flows may push dollar to tipping point, says Horseman
US assets continue to draw international flows, predominantly from Japan, but the level of support may not be sustainable to keep the…
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Relaxed Volcker covered fund rule portends more deregulation, says Fitch
Fitch Ratings views the recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) issued by regulators to amend the Volcker Rule and relax limits on…
Opti Capital Management appoints MD for tech sector investment
Shubho Ghosh has joined hedge fund Opti Capital Management as a Managing Director focusing on technology sector investment and research in…
Hazeltree enhances Hazeltree Collateral Manager with AcadiaSoft Partnership
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated treasury management and portfolio finance solutions, has expanded Hazeltree Collateral Manager to…
CFTC charges investment firm and VP with commodity pool fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC has filed a civil enforcement action charging Winston Reed Investments LLC (WRI) and its vice…
20 Feb 2020
Sterling Trading Tech release custom margin rates and enhanced VAR for real-time risk engine
Sterling Trading Tech (STT), a leader in compliance, risk and infrastructure solutions for equity, options, and futures trading, has…
Lazard places ESG at the core of new emerging markets launch
Lazard Asset Management is launching a new emerging markets quantitative fund which will trade a diversified, low volatility strategy with…
Backstop Solutions Group introduces Agile Pipeline Management for alternative asset managers
Backstop Solutions Group, provider of a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, has launched Agile…
BidFX launches mobile app to provide investment managers 24/7 access to global markets
BidFX, a cloud-based provider of electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading solutions, has launched a major upgrade to its mobile app to meet…
19 Feb 2020
How hedge funds are preparing for US election as Trump-Sanders battle looms
Hedge funds are positioning for a spike in volatility in healthcare, energy, financials and tech as the US presidential election gathers…
Capitalead expands access to derivatives markets with Vela’s DMA Platform
Proprietary trading firm Capitalead has expanded its use of Vela’s DMA Platform to access global futures and options markets.Vela’s DMA…
Velox Clearing appoints CEO
Velox Clearing has appointed brokerage industry veteran Michael Higgins as its Chief Executive Officer.Higgins brings three decades of…
FXCM Partners with TradingView on trading platform integration
FXCM Group has launched an API-powered integration with TradingView, an all-in-one financial platform for traders in the equity,…
18 Feb 2020
IQ-EQ acquires USD1.3tn hedge fund administrator
IQ-EQ has acquired Blue River Partners (Blue River), a US provider of outsourced solutions to alternative asset managers in a deal that…
Electroneum partners with BiKi
Electroneum has expanded its global trading presence by partnering with BiKi, a Top 20 cryptocurrency exchange on CoinMarketCap. The crypto…
