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GMEX Technologies has partnered with FPT Information System (FPT) based in Hanoi, to establish the first Derivatives market and fully integrated central counterparty (CCP) clearing house in Vietnam, which is now live.
GMEX Technologies has delivered a state of the art multi-asset, multi-language exchange trading system and market surveillance solution with a real-time clearing and settlement system. FPT provided local implementation support and project management.
The launch announcement was made at an event in Hanoi in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, members of his cabinet and authorities from related agents including Minister of Finance, Governor of
- 10/08/2017
AlphaDesk, a cloud-based Order Management and Portfolio Management System provider to hedge funds and other investment managers, posted record new business sales for the first half of 2017.
Kevin Galliers, COO, says: “We signed 36 new hedge funds during the first half of 2017, which is significantly greater than any other six-month period since the firm’s inception. Interestingly, 40 per cent of our new business was the result of competitor replacements, with the rest being upgrades from manual processes and new hedge fund launches. The market is now fully embracing the significant cost savings associated with software that is deployed
- 10/08/2017
- 10/08/2017
By George Ralph (pictured), RFA – If you hadn’t already got enough on the agenda for this year, MiFID II – Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II – and its accompanying regulation, Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) are looming ever closer to their full implementation date of 3rd January 2018. That’s 23 weeks away. I don’t need to tell you that it’s not long at all.
So what do firms need to do? The main changes include:
Pre-trade, the main changes relate to increased transparency, with firms being required to report off-venue Actionable Indications of Interest and executed prices,
- 10/08/2017
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was flat in July, with six out of 10 Lyxor indices ending the month in positive territory, according to the latest Lyxor Alternative Investment Industry Barometer.
The month’s top performer was the Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral Index with a return of 2.3 per cent, followed by the Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index which returned 1.4 per cent., while the Lyxor Global Macro Index was the month’s biggest loser, down 1.0 per cent.
The strong earnings season in the US supported Event Driven and L/S Equity funds. The rise in EUR vs. the
- 10/08/2017
Pala Investments (Pala), a multi-strategy investment company focused on the mining and metals value chain, has launched Pala New Energy Metals, an investment fund dedicated exclusively to investing in raw materials critical to the energy storage and clean energy value chains.
Pala New Energy Metals, which is launched with initial capital of USD150 million, has a mandate to invest in projects and businesses that provide leverage to the shift in the global energy mix, facilitated by advances in battery technologies and their industrial applications.
Pala New Energy Metals will have flexibility to invest across the capital structure, and will
- 09/08/2017
BTIG has added Romeo Reyes (pictured), Piyush Phadke and Daniel Nolan to its team in New York as the firm looks to continue its push into the credit markets.
Reyes and Phadke will focus on originating, structuring and executing bond financings for corporate and financial sponsor clients as part of BTIG’s Debt Capital Markets business, while Nolan continues the expansion of BTIG Fixed Income Credit, and will lead the Distressed-Debt Trading desk.
“We are delighted to welcome Romeo and Piyush to the firm,” says Anton LeRoy, Chief Operating Officer of BTIG. “Each have considerable experience in the credit markets, and
- 09/08/2017
Nasdaq, in collaboration with its technology partner Chain, is to provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for SIX Swiss Exchange’s OTC structured products business.
The solution will integrate with several systems currently managed by SIX and utilise the DLT capabilities at the core of the Nasdaq Financial Framework, Nasdaq’s next-generation enterprise architecture stack. With the MVP, SIX gains first-hand experience regarding the implementation of a DLT solution and investigating how to leverage blockchain technology for SIX and its members in the post-trade environment.
“We are always keen to explore innovative technologies which could serve as
- 09/08/2017
Neudata Limited has released the much-anticipated Version 2 of its popular online Neudata Scout digital data intelligence platform. The company provides hedge funds and other institutional investment managers with metadata about the vast array of alternative datasets available toward the goal of selecting and back testing the most appropriate sources for alpha generation.
“We listened carefully to feedback from our audience of quantitative investment managers and greatly enhanced the functionality and new features available on the Neudata Scout platform,” says Rado Lipuš (pictured), founder and chief executive officer of Neudata, headquartered in London, UK. “We expanded the navigation and filtering
- 09/08/2017
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has published the 2017 auction calendar for EU Aviation Allowances (EUAA), in consultation with the EU Commission and the Member States taking part, as well as the competent German and Polish authorities.
EEX will carry out the auctions comprising a total volume of 4,005,000 EUAA from 27 September to 6 December.
In the framework of the joint CAP2 auction platform, EEX will carry out three EUAA auctions on behalf of 25 Member States. The first of these will take place on 27th September and comprise an auction volume of 1,078,000 EUAA. The remaining auctions
- 09/08/2017
BRI Partners has launched the BRI Quality Small Cap Index (BRIQSC), Powered by Wilshire. Created and owned by BRI Partners, LLC (BRI), with Wilshire retained as index consultant and calculation agent, this unique index provides a first of its kind enhanced beta benchmark for US small cap equities.
Adam Brass (pictured), founder of BRI, says: “The new BRI Quality Small Cap Index delivers enhanced beta returns previously available only through active strategies for a fraction of the cost. Investors and asset managers are deeply engaged in debate about alpha, beta, smart beta and passive versus active strategies. At BRI we
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- 09/08/2017
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