03 Jul 2019
CFTC charges hedge fund with violating wheat futures speculative position limits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and settling charges against Elephas Investment Management Ltd…
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Castleton Commodities International closes credit facilities totalling USD2.775bn
Energy commodity merchant Castleton Commodities International (CCI) has closed two credit facilities totalling USD2.775 billion. The…
Lyxor and Academy IM launch systematic equity market neutral strategy
Lyxor Asset Management has partnered with Academy Investment Management, a New York based asset management firm, to launch the…
Tradeweb launches price streams and iDeal messaging tool for Bond Connect investors
Tradeweb Markets has introduced a series of new features aimed at optimising offshore investors’ access to the Chinese Interbank Bond…
Tokenise digital asset platform Daxnet granted stock exchange license by Barbados FSC
Tokenise’s digital asset platform Daxnet has been granted a Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) license by the Financial Services Commission…
Hedge funds enticed by higher yields in the Far East
By Joe McGrath – Returns from the low end of investment grade debt are doing nothing to excite investors, so hedge funds are looking to…
02 Jul 2019
Global credit specialist CIFC completes initial UK research team hires
Global credit specialist CIFC, which launched a European office in London last year, has completed the first phase of its UK research team…
Podcast: More Monet than machine – Why AI tools require an artistic touch in portfolio management
Successfully applying the latest artificial intelligence techniques in portfolio management relies on having the right people in place to…
EEX reports 14 per cent increase in power derivatives trading in June
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased its volume on the power derivatives market in June by 14 per cent to 263.6 TWh compared to the…
CFTC makes USD2m award to joint whistleblowers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has made an award of approximately USD2 million to two model whistleblowers who provided…
Lendingblock partners with institutional crypto platform Caspian
Lendingblock, a regulated, open exchange for institutional borrowing and lending of digital assets, has partnered with Caspian, the…
01 Jul 2019
The new middle office: The key to a competitive advantage
To gain an advantage in today’s hyper-competitive world, asset managers must not only evolve their operations, but they must also discover…
Jersey Finance appoints US representative to head up New York office
Jersey Finance has appointed Philip A Pirecki as its business development lead in the US, ahead of the opening of a new representative…
Pictet appoints new non-exec director
Nobel Gulati has joined the board of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA – the Swiss holding company that controls all the asset management…
CFTC orders commodity trading firm to pay penalty for wash sales
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Respondent, Eagle…
