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Lawson Conner is to host its latest Hedge Fund Capital Raising/Global Investor Update webinar on 30 November 2016 at 10am. The topics for discussion will be emerging investor themes and market sentiment amongst medium to large fund allocators.   Michael Denoon-Slater, head of capital introduction at Lawson Conner, will lead the presentation and share his insights gathered from numerous investor meetings over the previous two months. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.   Denoon-Slater is responsible for all capital raising and fund business development activities at Lawson Conner. At the webinar he will discuss his insights drawn
Euronext has selected Strategic Insight’s LiquidMetrix as the best execution analytics platform for its equity, ETF and derivatives products. Euronext will be using LiquidMetrix to help its clients demonstrate best execution and provide them with insights for their multi-asset trading activity.   By choosing LiquidMetrix Euronext wants to address the growing challenges in Europe presented by market fragmentation, increased enforcement of best execution and ongoing regulatory change.   Euronext recently established a new quant research function to strengthen its analytical capability and help clients with insights into their trading behaviour.   It also introduced Best of Book, a best execution
The Warsaw Stock Exchange has launched GBP futures on the main market of the exchange (GPW). “The decision to introduce GBP futures is yet another step in making GPW’s offer more attractive to investors. Both currency futures and single-stock futures enjoy strong interest of active market participants,” says MaÅ‚gorzata Zaleska (pictured), president of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.   The addition of GBP futures to the exchange’s instrument list is part of GPW’s policy to expand its offer for investors. Along with USD/PLN, EUR/PLN and CHF/PLN, GBP/PLN is the fourth currency pair futures contract available for trade.   The following futures
The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS, operated by Powernext, has published a new position paper regarding the potential merger of the NCG, Gaspool and TTF gas market areas in the near future. Within the paper, PEGAS outlines the potential cost of such a merger while also assessing the limited benefit to end consumers.   The position paper follows a study initiated by the German Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) into the functioning of the two German Market Areas NCG and Gaspool. BNetzA were supported by independent consultants WECOM who analysed the performance of the market.   The study by WECOM indicates that the
Assets held by hedge fund managers increased by 2.9 per cent in the first three quarters of 2016, taking total industry AUM to USD3.24 trillion, according to Preqin. Across most strategies, strong returns have been the central driver of asset growth, with the industry posting gains of 5.44 per cent through Q1-Q3 2016.   Strong performance for equity and macro strategies funds overcame net investor redemptions to see their AUM grow in the first three quarters of the year, while credit, relative value and multi-strategy funds all saw their total assets fall.   By contrast, though, CTAs have seen net
Hawksford has strengthened its governance, private client and funds teams with four associate director appointments. David Hart has worked in the financial services industry for 40 years, with his career experience spanning the insurance, private client and compliance sectors. As associate director of Hawksford’s risk, governance and compliance (RGC) team he will provide the RGC director with technical advice on regulatory matters and assist with the management of Hawksford’s 15-strong team of Jersey based compliance professionals.   Hart worked at the Jersey Financial Services commission for 12 years and was also an independent compliance consultant to trust, investment and insurance
FX and FCD broker XM Group (Trading Point Group) has expanded its operations into the UK with the launch of XM UK (Trading Point of Financial Instruments UK Limited). Located on Ropemaker Street in the City of London, XM UK is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and offers its clients an advanced trading environment adhering to the UK’s enhanced regulatory standards.    By being present in one of the leading FinTech hubs in the world, XM UK anticipates further enhancements to its trading infrastructure and technology as well as new products and services.   Pambos
Satuit Technologies, a provider of software solutions for the professional investment market, has appointed Michael Kendall as vice president – strategic relationships, responsible for buy-side vendor channel partnership and key client initiatives. Kendall has worked most of his career with client reporting technologies where he has engaged with key buy side technology and data providers.   In his new role, Kendall will be working with these firms to assure seamless integration between their products and Satuit’s product line. He will also be working with the Satuit product team as a subject matter expert in the client reporting space.   Prior
Latin America represents significant potential for Equity Bank And Trust Bahamas Limited to build out its boutique private banking business as the continent enjoys shoots of economic growth. Dillon Dean shares his views on the `significant potential' on offer, not only to extend the bank's HNW client relationships in Brazil, Mexico and other key markets, but to help The Bahamas raise its profile as a gateway to the Americas. Latin America represents a fountain of opportunities for financial services firms based in the Caribbean and given its proximity to a triumvirate of markets – Central America, South America and North
Watson Wheatley Financial Systems (WWFS), a provider of securities reconciliation, has added DTCC reconciliation to their offering. The iRecs platform automatically downloads and links daily positions with underlying trade data and reconciles it against internal records.   “Adding the DTCC reconciliation to our existing reconciliation platform was a request from an existing client and fits extremely well with our increased focus on regulatory recs and reporting,” says WWFS chief operating officer Tom Wheatley (pictured). “The DTCC data was not the easiest to work with but our integrated data aggregation tool and security master allowed a structured view of this reconciliation.”

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