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PEGAS registered a total volume of 165.7 TWh in January 2017, thanks to a record-breaking month on its spot segment with 86.4 TWh. The previous record was 75.1 TWh in December 2016.   Spot trading volumes in January reached 86.4 TWh, which represents an increase of 65 per cent compared to the previous year (52.5 TWh).   This record volume was supported by high marks on most PEGAS Spot Hubs.   The Dutch market area TTF registered a record volume with 19.5 TWh (previous record: 19.3 TWh in December 2016).   The German delivery zones recorded a total volume of
Euronext has published its first Biotech Barometer, a quarterly tool that offers an insight into major trends in biotechnology companies, which includes only companies offering diagnostics and therapies listed on Euronext markets. Designed in partnership with Biotech Bourse, the barometer shows performance indicators, investor interest and market sentiment specifically for this sector.   Biotech is a key sector for Euronext: between 2012 and 2016 the number of biotech companies listed on its markets rose from 12 to 45, with a market capitalisation of nearly EUR12 billion. The Biotech Barometer is designed to showcase this fast-moving sector. In addition to providing
CIP Capital has formed Compliance Solutions Strategies (CSS), a provider of technology-enabled regulatory and compliance solutions to the financial services industry.   The CSS platform was created through CIP Capital’s investments in three businesses in the governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) market – Advise Technologies, Ascendant Compliance Management and The MoneyMate Group.   CIP Capital believes this strategic combination will result in a global platform that leverages software across a broad range of solutions to enable clients in the financial services industry to meet mandatory regulatory and compliance requirements.   The CSS platform provides a technology-enabled offering encompassing regulatory
London-based International Asset Management Limited (IAM) has been investing in hedge funds since 1989. Over that time it has seen a great deal of change in the industry, honing its technique for uncovering talented fund managers with a clearly defined investment edge. That experience has proven crucial given the tough time that hedge funds have had since 2012; a period since when unparalleled central bank intervention has made the process of generating investment alpha harder than ever.  “In terms of what we look for in a manager, it focuses on differentiation, predominantly in the liquid side of the market,” says
Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DoJ) attorney Lionel André (pictured) is joining Murphy & McGonigle as partner in the firm’s Washington DC Office. "I am honoured and privileged to have been admitted as a partner in a premier Tier One Law Firm with such an impressive group of prominent lawyers,” says André, who brings more than 25 years of government experience to the firm, with thousands of hours logged prosecuting some of the country’s most strenuous cases.   Most recently, André served as Assistant United States Attorney in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section in
Irish Funds is working with industry participants and Deloitte to develop a blockchain proof of concept for regulatory reporting. The project, which will focus on the Resident Investment Fund Returns (Money Market & Investment Funds Returns Reporting – MMIF) regulation, will result in the design and development of a proof of concept leveraging blockchain and smart contract technology to create a platform for regulatory reporting accessible to the reporting entity as well as a regulator.   This proof of concept will test the application of blockchain for enhanced compliance, increasing transparency and to determine the cost benefit of the technology.
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) has issued a time-limited no-action letter for swap dealers doing business in the EU. The letter states that, from 4 February 2017 to 8 May 2017, it will not recommend an enforcement action against a swap dealer (SD) that is subject to, and in compliance with, the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives in the European Union (EMIR RTS) for failure to comply with the CFTC’s final margin rule.   On 4 February 2017, many SDs must begin complying with the EMIR RTS. Some
Calypso Technology has signed a utility partnership agreement with Equinoxe Alternative Investment Services to establish a platform to provide full back and middle office support to hedge funds and family offices who trade a broad range of instrument types. Services include investment accounting, matching, confirmation, settlement, collateral management, and reconciliations as well as full front office operations. Equinoxe deploys Calypso on the Cloud, so they can scale up to meet their growing volume of business.   "Our partnership with Equinoxe reflects Calypso's strategy to build an ecosystem founded on our technology and on our capability to deliver Cloud based services,"
All six of MV Index Solutions’ (MVIS) investable Long/Short Equity Indices, which are constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities, recorded positive performance in January. The MVIS Asia (Developed) Long/Short Equity Index led the way with a return of 1.99 per cent.   This was followed by the MVIS Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index (1.60 per cent), the MVIS Global Long/Short Equity Index (1.23 per cent), the MVIS Western Europe Long/Short Equity Index (1.20 per cent, the MVIS Global Event Long/Short Equity Index (0.78 per cent), and the MVIS North America Long/Short Equity Index (0.16 per cent).  
Kettera Strategies, owner and operator of Hydra, an independent custody-based managed account platform, has appointed James Knoeck as chief financial officer. Knoeck, 46, is the first person in this full-time position at Kettera and brings deep background as a senior financial services executive in the institutional investment, asset management and clearing businesses.   “Jim adds experience and depth to our executive team and will contribute greatly to the continued growth of Kettera and our Hydra platform,” says Jon Stein (pictured), Kettera CEO.   Stein says Knoeck’s arrival sends another signal to the marketplace that the Hydra platform is now “decidedly

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