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Rebecca Healey, senior analyst, TABB Group MiFID II proposals will impact liquidity, trading costs and ability to raise capital, says TABB study

Mon, 2 Jul 2012, 06:30

With an important vote looming in the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on MiFID II on July 9, TABB Group believes that current proposals to reform pricing practices in the fixed-income market will seriously undermine trading firms’ ability to provide liquidity, increase trading costs for investors and make it more difficult and expensive for governments and companies to raise capital. »

Jeffrey Rosenthal, Partner and head of the financial services practice at Anchin, Block & Anchin Hedgeweek USA 2012 Awards reflect resilience in the face of tough markets

Fri, 29 Jun 2012, 17:26

With a flood of new regulations set to emerge over the next few months, US hedge funds and service providers need to pay close attention to compliance and regulatory issues even as they battle to stay abreast of their performance forecasts. »

Blue information sign Liffe terminates clearing relationship with LCH.Clearnet

Fri, 29 Jun 2012, 14:43

NYSE Euronext’s London derivatives market, LIFFE Administration and Management (LIFFE) has now given formal notice of termination with respect to the services currently received from LCH.Clearnet Ltd under the Clearing Relationship Agreement to support NYSE Liffe Clearing, NYX’s London-based derivatives clearing service.  »

man with loudhailer EUSIPA launches new version of Derivative Map

Mon, 2 Jul 2012, 06:00

The European Structured Investment Products Association (EUSIPA) has published a new version of the EUSIPA Derivative Map, the Brussels-based trade association’s key educational and transparency tool for investors and issuers of listed structured products in Europe. »

Approved stamp ICE Trade Vault granted provisional approval as a swap data repository

Fri, 29 Jun 2012, 13:00

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) has approved the application of ICE Trade Vault, LLC for provisional registration as a swap data repository. »
Clouds Gravitas Private Cloud delivers flexible computing resources to alternative asset managers

Fri, 29 Jun 2012, 10:00

Gravitas has launched Gravitas Private Cloud, an expandable, secure cloud solution based on leading converged infrastructure systems from VCE. »

Blue information sign What every fund manager should know about managing ERISA plan assets

Fri, 29 Jun 2012, 12:00

Due to the lacklustre performance in the equity and debt markets in recent years, investments in hedge funds and other alternative investment vehicles are becoming increasingly attractive to retirement plan trustees and investment committees. »

Man and woman shaking hands Black Diamond Capital Management hires Fleischhacker as senior MD, business development

Fri, 29 Jun 2012, 15:00

Alternative asset management firm Black Diamond Capital Management has appointed Jean Fleischhacker as Senior Managing Director, Business Development. »

Handshake Chicago Equity Partners hires Brian Portnoy as head of alternatives and strategic initiatives

Fri, 29 Jun 2012, 12:00

Chicago Equity Partners has hired Brian Portnoy as Managing Director and Head of Alternatives and Strategic Initiatives. »

James Williams, news editor, Hedgeweek SGSS launches Ucits turnkey solution, Swiss & Global and Nomura both launch new funds, Multifonds revamps platform to support traditional and alternative fund structures

Sun, 1 Jul 2012, 16:04

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) announced at this week’s Fund Forum International the launch of a turnkey solution to enable asset management companies and independent managers to create, manage and promote Ucits funds. SSGS said that the solution was aimed at global managers who don’t want to create a Ucits-registered asset management firm, instead providing them with a Luxembourg legal structure that fulfills EU regulations. The turnkey solution allows managers to create and distribute Ucits funds across all 27 members of the EU as well as offer distribution advantages in non-EU jurisdictions. »

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Wed, 19/06/2013 - 06:02

TORA, a provider of trading technology and financial services, has appointed Brian Tafaro as managing director and co-head of TORA Liquidity Services. 

Diane Saucier, Celoxica Saucier to head Celoxica’s new business development in the US

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 10:14

Celoxica, a provider of ultra-low latency market data, order entry and pre-trade risk solutions, has hired Diane Saucier to head its business development in the US.

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