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CTA performance on the whole was flat in May, remaining flat for the year 2017, according to the latest performance figures for the SG CTA indices released by Societe Generale Prime Services. The Short Term Traders Index fared slightly better and posted a positive return +0.29 per cent, but all SG Managed Futures indices remain down year to date.   Trend-following had mixed fortunes in May, closing a challenging month down -0.35 per cent, despite positive returns from four of the ten constituents in the SG Trend Index.   The SG Trend Indicator illustrated that there were return opportunities for
Alternative investments have become increasingly mainstream in recent decades, but particularly since the financial crisis, the industry has placed renewed emphasis on transparency and governance when it comes to hedge, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and other alternative funds. Working with the Economist Intelligence Unit, Northern Trust asked 200+ alternatives managers and institutional investors for their views. Highlights from the new survey are outlined in a new infographic.   6 out of 10 respondents cite transparency as the most important factor in alternative investing Regulation and risk management drive the need for transparency Despite its importance, there remains little consensus
NEX Regulatory Reporting is to use Duco’s technology to provide MiFID II reconciliation to the firm’s clients. Reconciliation is a mandatory activity under MiFID II. The joint offering will use Duco’s reconciliation platform, Duco Cube, as a “black box” through its API. As a result, NEX Regulatory Reporting clients will receive a seamless reporting, validation and reconciliation experience for MiFID II through the new NEX Regulatory Reporting integrated user interface. Clients will also be able to get full access to a dedicated Duco Cube instance for more complex requirements, such as MiFID-related internal controls or clean-up activities.   Collin Coleman,
Linedata has launched its intelligent dashboard interface, Linedata Clarity, which is designed to simplify and prioritise decision-making for asset managers. The dashboard interface is a modular component which can be integrated with solutions across Linedata’s comprehensive asset management platform.   Linedata says that Linedata Clarity provides a new way for key asset management roles, to include portfolio managers, compliance officers, traders and risk managers, to stay ahead and ensure their attention is focused in the right place at the right time with intelligent notifications and an interactive user interface that allows navigation through key data. The dashboard interface will have
Sun Hung Kai Financial (SHKF) announced it has closed on its acquisition of 100 per cent of UK specialist brokerage and research firm North Square Blue Oak Limited (NSBO), following strategic cooperation between the two parties that started in early 2016 and with approval from UK regulators. Subsequently, NSBO has been renamed Sun Hung Kai Financial (UK) (SHKF (UK)). Through the acquisition, SHKF will now have the ability to conduct institutional brokerage, specialist research and corporate finance businesses in the UK.   Established in 2003 and headquartered in London with an office in Beijing, SHKF (UK) is a member of
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion which sets out general principles on supervisory approach in relation to relocations of entities from the United Kingdom (UK) to the remaining 27 EU members states (EU27).  ESMA has issued its Opinion in response to increased requests from the financial market participants seeking to relocate to the EU27 and addresses concerns raised by national regulators that some EU member states could allow for the creation of letterbox entities in order to attract UK based asset managers. These concerns are especially relevant where UK based entities may seek to relocate to
Options, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has completed the annual Service Organisation Control (SOC) 2 Type II and Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 16 Type II audits. Conducted by an independent auditor, the certifications verify that the system architecture and security controls across the Options platform continue to provide a highly secure, available and private cloud service offering.   Introduced in 2011 as the financial industry standard for private cloud and infrastructure-as-a-service firms, SOC 2 Type II and SSAE 16 Type II assessments provide third-party assurance about a provider’s internal operating practices
Jupiter has appointed two new analysts to its fixed income team. The new hires will have a specific focus on emerging markets, and will add significant support to Jupiter’s newly-established emerging market debt (EMD) strategy, led by Alejandro Arevalo. Nachu Chockalingam joined Jupiter on 5 June 2017 from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan where she was an Emerging Markets Corporates Portfolio Manager. Prior to this she spent 12 years at JP Morgan, starting in corporate finance before becoming an analyst covering European investment grade and high yield credit and then Emerging Markets credit.   Reza Karim joined Jupiter in early
Following last month’s launch of Bloomberg Total Return Swaps (BTRS), Bloomberg has executed the first standardised Total Return Swap transaction on the Bloomberg Barclays Indices. Standardised BTRS provide exposure to the widely used Bloomberg Barclays fixed income indices including the US & Global Aggregates, US Corporate (IG) and US High Yield Indices as a tool for clients operating in the credit space who are subject to margin, risk and post-trade capital requirements.    “As financial institutions are forced to reduce the amount of risk and large bond positions they carry, a number of our clients have expressed strong interest in
Fiduciary and administration provider, Estera, has acquired the Heritage Financial Services Group (HFSG), an independent business providing third party fund administration, depositary, trust and corporate services in Guernsey, the UK and Malta. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, following which the business will be rebranded under the Estera name. HFSG employs approximately 100 people across three jurisdictions and all employees will remain with the business and become part of the Estera team.   Farah Ballands (pictured), CEO of Estera, says: ‘We are delighted to welcome HFSG to the Estera family; a team with an excellent reputation in client service,

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