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The shock Brexit result this June sent ripples across Europe as individual Member States absorbed the news. And whilst some jurisdictions have been quick to seize the initiative on the back of the uncertainty that UK firms face – especially as it relates to passporting for London's much lauded financial services industry – Malta is focusing on maintaining the harmonious relationship it has with the UK. "We see ourselves partnering with UK operators to provide solutions to help them sustain their business models; we're not looking to try and take business away from the UK," comments Kenneth Farrugia (pictured), Chairman
Bill Prew, CEO of Indos Financial writes on the recent developments with the AIFMD marketing passport and the implications for private placement and depositaries.  After further analysis and deliberation, on 19 July 2016 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued its second set of advice on which countries it believes the AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) passport could be extended to. Nine out of an initial 12 countries under review (Australia, Canada, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Japan, Jersey, Singapore, Switzerland and the US) were told by ESMA there were either no or very limited impediments in their fund management
FundCount, a Boston-based provider of integrated investment, partnership and general ledger accounting software, has been named Best Fund Accounting and Reporting Systems Firm by readers of Hedgeweek.   Hedgeweek provides news and information to hedge funds and institutional investors around the globe. The annual Hedgeweek USA Awards, which are determined by a peer review system, recognise excellence in the industry.   “We are honoured to receive this award, which is testament to the benefits that our accounting and investment analysis software brings to the hedge fund, private equity and asset management community,” says Alex Ivanov, CEO and founder of FundCount.
Systematic alternative investment manager Devet Capital Investments has launched a programme designed to identify and support new investment managers with the eventual aim of including them within the Devet product suite. The ‘CTA Program’ – Capturing Talent Alpha – has opened with two managers, each of whom will trade allocated Devet proprietary capital prior to being considered for inclusion in client portfolios.    Devet co-founder Irene Perdomo did not wish to quantify exactly how long the prop trading period would be but says a successful outcome is “dependent on a series of parameters including risk management, volatility, measures of correlation
Yieldbroker, Australia’s over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate exchange, has become the first foreign-regulated, multilateral swap trading facility to receive long-term approval to access US-based customers. Yieldbroker says the move secures billions of dollars of trade business, removes commercial uncertainty and is one more step towards achieving the company’s vision of becoming a globally significant platform for trading in Australian and New Zealand dollar interest rate securities.    More than 100 major financial institutions access over 900 debt securities and interest rate derivatives on the Yieldbroker exchange, trading approximately USD200 billion each month.   Founded in1999 by banks in local debt markets,
Ancoa, a provider of market surveillance and analytics to exchanges, regulators, buy and sell-side firms, has been accredited by Trayport, a provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges, as a Trayport Certified Software Provider (CSP). Trayport's CSP programme is designed to enable third party suppliers to connect to the Trayport system in order to better support mutual clients.   Trayport’s conformance testing ensures peace of mind for both the provider and clients ensuring security, stability and reliability against Trayport technology.   The changing regulatory landscape means that many energy market participants now require surveillance and analytics tools to
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange’s (TOCOM) new trading system, which is powered by Nasdaq's Genium INET technology, as well as Nasdaq Pre-Trade Risk and SMARTS Market Surveillance solutions, is now up and running. The new system is now fully integrated with the Osaka Exchange's derivatives trading system (J-GATE), which also runs on the same Nasdaq trading technology.   The approach of a mutually-shared trading system between two separate exchanges is one of first of its kind in the world. Nasdaq and TOCOM have been technology partners since 2009.   "We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to our partner Nasdaq who has contributed to the
Options indices have produced noteworthy returns over the last 30 years, according to a study by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Wilshire Analytics. The study – Three Decades of Options-Based Benchmark Indices with Premium Selling or Buying: A Performance Analysis – commissioned by CBOE and authored by Wilshire Analytics’ Applied Research Group is the first to survey 30 years of data related to benchmarks engaged in the buying and/or selling of index options.   Wilshire Analytics analysed the performance of several indexes over a period of 30 years, from 30 June 1986 through June 30 2016, including five
Managed futures traders lost 1.52 per cent in August, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The index is up 0.62 per cent year to date.   “Fed chairman Yellen’s unexpectedly hawkish comments at the Jackson Hole symposium precipitated trend reversals in global bond and currency markets,” says Sol Waksman (pictured), founder and president of BarclayHedge.   All eight of Barclay’s CTA indices lost ground in August. The Diversified Traders Index was down 2.43 per cent, Systematic Traders lost 1.94 per cent, Financial/Metals Traders were down 1.03 per cent, and Currency Traders slipped 0.39 per cent.   “Commodity
New York-based alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon has appointed Damien Loveday as managing director, investor relations. Loveday will be responsible for enhancing and expanding the firm’s institutional relationships in the EMEA region.   Previously, he was global head of diversifying strategies for Willis Towers Watson.   Loveday will be based in London and report to Gareth Henry, managing director and global head of investor relations.   “Damien is a highly accomplished executive and we look forward to leveraging his deep relationships and alternative investment expertise as we further strengthen and expand Angelo Gordon’s global investor base,” says Henry. “We are

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