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Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched an encryption solution which allows financial market participants to further protect the privacy of their trading data. Alex Walker (pictured), executive vice president and managing director of TNS’ financial services division, says: “We are hearing more and more from our buy-side customers about their concerns for security and protection, especially where IP connections are utilised in the FIX trading ecosystem.   “By deploying class leading network encryption, firms can ensure valuable trading information is kept private during transmission. The TNS Encryption Service provides an additional layer of security that prevents unauthorised parties from gaining
Eurex has expanded its executive management team with the appointment of Romanos Daniel as chief innovation officer and a member of the company’s executive board. “We are excited to have Romanos join our leadership team at a time of uncertainty and constant change in our industry,” says Thomas Book, Eurex CEO and head of derivatives markets trading at Deutsche Börse Group. “Romanos will add invaluable market expertise in derivatives trading and risk management.”   Starting next year, MiFID II will change the regulatory landscape for derivatives trading. In parallel, Europe has to find its way through Brexit, and FinTech continues
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 123.4 TWh in April 2017, fuelled by the spot segment with 63.4 TWh. Spot trading volumes in April reached 63.4 TWh, an increase of 28 per cent compared to the previous year (49.5 TWh).   On the Dutch market area TTF, 16.1 TWh were traded, which represents a growth of 18 per cent compared to April 2016 (13.6 TWh).   The German delivery zones registered a total volume of 24.0 TWh (April 2016: 24.6 TWh), and trading of quality-specific spot contracts totalled 7.8 TWh.   The
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 220.7 TWh on its power derivatives markets in April 2017, compared with 416.3 TWh in April 2016. A volume of 0.1 TWh was traded in the new German power futures which EEX launched on 25 April, while trading volumes in Phelix power futures for the German-Austrian price zone amounted to 171.1 TWh (April 2016: 266.8 TWh).   The April volume comprises 121.0 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing and settlement of all exchange transactions was executed by European Commodity Clearing (ECC).   On the EEX
New research by FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, shows boutique asset managers can gain an edge despite the challenges of maintaining active strategies. In an industry increasingly dominated by the success of passive products, boutique asset managers hold a generally positive outlook for the future of active investment management, as revealed in a report commissioned by FIS and produced by Aite Group.  The new report, “The Active Edge: Boutique Asset Management” presents the results of an in-depth qualitative study of boutique investment strategies in the context of the asset management universe and global financial ecosystem. Based
Neuberger Berman has appointed Jonathan Bailey as head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. Bailey is based in New York and reports to Joseph Amato, president, Neuberger Berman.   In this role, Bailey will work with the firm’s investment teams and research departments to further incorporate ESG principles into the equities, fixed income and alternatives platforms. He will help portfolio managers consider ESG as part of their analytical approach to evaluating companies and markets. He will also chair the firm’s ESG Investment Advisory Committee.   “As a firm, we have a deep history in ESG investing, going back to
Blockchain specialist nChain has appointed Bitcoin Foundation executive director Jon Matonis as vice president of corporate strategy.  Matonis (pictured) will support nChain's business growth by developing commercial relationships, and evaluating opportunities for strategic investments and acquisitions.   Matonis is widely recognised as a leading Bitcoin researcher and is a non-executive board director for several notable companies in the space. Since 2012, his technology and security writings have appeared in publications such as Forbes, CoinDesk, Bitcoin Magazine, American Banker, and PaymentsSource.   Matonis is also a founding director for the Bitcoin Foundation which served as the industry's first non-profit trade association
Jeffrey Brummette, one of the founding partners of Rubicon Fund Management, portfolio manager for the Rubicon Global Fund, a discretionary global macro fund, is re-joining the firm as head of marketing. Brummette will also assume the role of CIO for the recently launched Rubicon Dynamic Fund and will have responsibility for the marketing and future growth of the fund.   As one of the founding partners Brummette played a key role in developing the business and the Rubicon Global Fund from its inception in 1999. He left the firm in 2007 to pursue other interests, including a spell at Strategic Fixed
While all hedge fund strategies were up last week, special situations outperformed as their cyclical and turnaround positions surged, according to Lyxor’s latest Weekly Hedge Find Brief. CTAs’ strong long equity exposure meanwhile, offset losses in their short Euro and in their long Euro bonds.   By contrast, hedges and relative positioning in global macro and L/S equity funds capped the upside.   Lyxor’s cross asset research team writes: “Markets and hedge funds were also supported by an upbeat earning season. In Europe, the fading political risk benefitted most reporting companies, with less regards to their fundamentals. Stocks rose across
BT has completed the acquisition of IP Trade, a provider of unified communications and collaboration solutions for trading floor environments and command-and-control dispatch centres, following approval by the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA). As announced on 1 February, the acquisition of IP Trade will improve BT customers’ ability to unify trading and control room communications.   Teams will be able to collaborate across complex, global communities more effectively, using a blend of speech, video and messaging with the broadest range of fixed and mobile devices and applications.   Technology and operations groups will be able to integrate their enterprise

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