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Meaningful conversations create value. With the proliferation of information sharing and communications platforms, ranging from Vine and Instagram to Snapchat, Dropbox, Pinterest and, of course, Twitter, individuals and businesses (think fashion houses, advertising agencies, media organisations) have many ways to connect and interact across the globe.  As the Internet of Things continues to evolve, more and more people are using mobile devices. There are nine billion connected devices today. That number is expected to rise to 30 billion by 2022. When Twitter burst on to the scene 10 years ago, it ushered in a unique way to communicate in short
Conquest Capital Group, a commodity trading adviser (CTA) and systematic alternative asset management firm, has appointed Timothy Boardman as director of business development and client relations. Boardman (pictured) will be leading global distribution and client service across the firm's systematic tactical trading strategies.   In particular, he will lead marketing efforts for Conquest STAR, the firm’s most recent all-weather vehicle containing a six-year track record.     “Timothy’s knowledge encompassing systematic investment products and his capabilities in growing and expanding institutional relationships will be invaluable in further supporting Conquest’s institutional trajectory,” says Marc Malek, managing partner and portfolio manager. “We look
The Royal Mint, a 1,000-year-old institution owned by HM Treasury, has teamed up with derivatives marketplace CME Group to launch a digitised gold offering called Royal Mint Gold (RMG), heralding a new way for traders and investors to trade, execute and settle gold. The new product, launching in 2017, will see The Royal Mint issue RMG as a digital record of ownership for gold stored at its highly-secure on-site bullion vault storage facility.   CME Group will develop, implement and operate the product’s digital trading platform.    The new service will provide an easier, cost-effective and cryptographically secure alternative to
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has appointed Lee Yi Shyan as chairman of ICE Futures Singapore (IFSG) and ICE Clear Singapore (ICSG) effective 24 November 2016. Shyan is a Member of Parliament in Singapore and previously served in the Singapore government over a 10 year period as a senior minister of state in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of National Development and the Ministry of Manpower.   Prior to this, between 2001 and 2006 he served as the CEO of International Enterprise Board, an organisation promoting international trade with businesses in Singapore. Shyan joined the boards of IFSG and
Independent trust, corporate and fund services company Zedra has expanded its team in Jersey, with the addition of six new recruits to its trust and compliance teams. Four of the roles are new positions, representing Zedra’s growth in services and its expanding client portfolio.   In the trust department, Daniel Newton and Jessica Bacon have joined as assistant trust administrators, Tegan Carre as a trust administrator and Claire Harte as a trust officer.   The corporate due diligence (CDD) team has added Leanne Wilkinson and Michelle Harvey. The strengthening of the CDD team reflects increasing demands and complexity in the
The board of trustees of the Blackstone/GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund (BGX) has approved a change in the fund’s investment guidelines. The change will increase the fund’s ability to invest in long investments while maintaining the limit of the fund’s short investments as a percentage of net assets.   The new investment guidelines will not specifically limit the fund’s long investments. The fund’s short positions, either directly or through the use of derivatives, will continue to be limited to up to 30 per cent of the fund’s net assets.   These guidelines will replace the fund’s previous guidelines, which limited
The Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have jointly launched a functional prototype for the blockchain technology-based settlement of securities. The prototype is designed to provide the technical functionality for the settlement of securities in delivery-versus-payment mode for centrally-issued digital coins, as well as the pure transfer of either digital coins or digital securities alone.   In addition, it is capable of settling basic corporate actions such as coupon payments on securities and the redemption of maturing securities.   The Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse plan to develop the prototype further over the next few months, and this product will then
By Kyle Dunn, CEO Meyler Capital – Hedge funds and PE funds need to position their brand in front of their performance… Hear me out. This is what the landscape looks like today:   This is what I think it should look like: Did you notice that “performance” didn’t move on the scale? We simply re-positioned “brand.” My rationale The alternative investment sector is maturing.  In plain speak, the luster is gone. Nowhere is this more evident than the recent press about hedge funds – there isn’t much in the way of positive stories these days. Private Equity is doing
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI), part of Old Mutual Wealth, is to launch the Old Mutual Style Premia Absolute Return Fund (STAR) at the beginning of December. The Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund will be the latest addition to the business’s suite of systematic liquid alternatives products, addressing demand from institutional investors for portfolio-diversifying products that invest in strategies with uncorrelated returns to traditional markets.    OMGI currently manages GBP7 billion in hedge fund strategies.   STAR will have a volatility target of 8 per cent and aims to deliver positive total returns on a rolling 12 month basis, uncorrelated to bond
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered its first trade in EUA options. The trade was registered in the December 2016 expiry period with a volume of 250,000 EUAs.   The trade was conducted by CEZ and another counterparty on 25 November and was registered through brokerage firm Evolution Markets.   Having launched in mid-October this year, the EUA options contracts are available for the current and the next eight December expiries.   Steffen Köhler (pictured), chief operating officer of EEX, says: “The introduction of options adds further weight to EEX’s emissions offering. The new contracts will help our clients

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