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GCube has responded to increasing demand from US wind project-financed wind operators, notably those refinancing or going through acquisitions, by strengthening its underwriting team and rolling out its unique Weather Risk Transfer mechanism across the North American market.
Demand for tailored risk transfer solutions has reached an all-time high in the US wind energy sector as investors and project stakeholders look to mitigate the financial impact of volatile performance, following unprecedented low wind speed conditions throughout 2015 and 2016.
Large areas of the country, including the high-capacity regions of California and Texas, have recently experienced the lowest average wind speeds
- 18/05/2016
- 18/05/2016
Hedge funds gained 1.05 per cent in April according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year to date, the Index is up 0.07 per cent as April’s gain moves it into positive territory for the first time this year.
Overall, 12 of Barclay’s 18 hedge fund indices gained ground in April. The Event Driven Index was up 2.40 per cent, Distressed Securities gained 2.41 per cent, Healthcare and Biotechnology was up 2.14 per cent, Convertible Arbitrage gained 1.81 per cent, and Emerging Markets added 1.27 per cent.
“Improving trade data out of China, strengthening exchange rates for
- 18/05/2016
Montréal Exchange (MX) has appointed Luc Fortin as Managing Director, Derivatives Trading, effective 27 June, 2016.
Fortin (pictured) will be responsible for developing and deploying strategies to grow the derivatives business. He will also focus on the efficient delivery of new products and solutions to enhance the overall MX client experience and oversee the day-to-day operation of the derivatives market.
Fortin brings over 25 years of capital markets experience to MX, with a specialty in leading client-facing teams in fixed income and derivatives. Most recently, he served as Managing Director, Canadian Head of the Institutional Client Group at HSBC Bank
- 18/05/2016
The impact Dodd-Frank has had on the US Swaps market trading ecosystem is undeniable. The old standards of traditional over the counter (OTC) derivative trading have been thrown to the wind and trading on Swaps Execution Facilities (SEFs) has been ongoing for more than two years now.
TABB Group believes we have reached a new stage in the US OTC derivative market regulatory overhaul as regulators are ready to address the shortcomings in;what has been mandated. However, outstanding issues around pre- and post-trade still need to be resolved as the market moves toward an increasingly electronic landscape and though adoption
- 18/05/2016
Singapore-based Silverdale Capital is implementing ClearStructure's front-to-back office portfolio management solution, Sentry PM, which is designed to help clients streamline operational workflows, increase investor transparency and lower total cost of ownership.
After experiencing rapid growth, Silverdale Capital was in need of a scalable and comprehensive portfolio management solution. Sanjay Guglani, CIO of Silverdale, says: "We reviewed a large number of solutions before deciding to partner with the ClearStructure team. ClearStructure's commitment to their clients shined through in the evaluation and selection process. Adopting Sentry PM allows us to put in place our strategy of demonstrating transparency at every step of
- 17/05/2016
HSBC Securities Services, part of HSBC’s Global Banking and Markets business, has launched its Over-the-Counter (OTC) Clearing Collateral Service.
The service is designed to support clients in meeting the requirements of the G20 swap clearing reforms now extending into Europe and Asia, which place greater demand on buy-side firms to better manage and mobilise their collateral.
In Europe, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation places new obligations to clear OTC derivatives trades through a central counterparty. These obligations are due to come into effect for most investment management firms in December 2016. In Asia, similar obligations apply or are due to
- 17/05/2016
Tages Capital, in partnership with Fore Research & Management, has launched the Tages Fore UCITS Fund, a global credit long/short fund which will form the first sub-fund of Tages International Funds SICAV.
The UCITS-compliant umbrella fund structure is domiciled in Luxembourg and regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
Jamie Kermisch, CEO of Tages Capital says: “Tages is delighted to be partnering with Fore Research & Management who we have been invested with for many years and who we consider to be one of the premier fund managers specialised in long/short credit strategies. Fore Research offers a
- 17/05/2016
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager that focuses on guiding its clients with risk-managed investment solutions, has appointed four new members to the Institutional Clients team to boost its specialist alternatives sales force.
David Chesner has been appointed as a director on the Institutional Clients Alternatives team, and will lead the sales strategy for Unigestion’s alternative investment solutions. David has a 15 year history working in private equity and hedge fund investing and joins from the global alternative asset manager, Duet Group, where he was responsible for client relationships and business development across Europe and Asia. David reports into Tom Leavitt,
- 17/05/2016
CME Group is expanding its base metals offering with the introduction of a new Aluminum A380 Alloy (S&P Global Platts) futures contract, which will begin trading on 6 June, 2016.
Pending relevant regulatory review periods, the new contract will be available for trading on CME Globex, for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort, and will be listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of COMEX.
"This new contract will provide our customers and market participants with an effective and transparent solution for hedging aluminum alloy price risk," says Young-Jin Chang, CME Group Executive Director of Metals Products. "Aluminum
- 17/05/2016
Nuveen Investments, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management, has appointed Bill Stout as Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments Business Development.
In this newly-created role, Stout will be charged with helping the firm place new private funds onto the investment platforms of wealth managers who serve retail and high-net-worth investors, grow alternative investment distribution capabilities, and represent many of the investment strategies to clients on behalf of portfolio managers. Based in New York, Stout will report to Mike Perry, Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments for Nuveen.
Nuveen is able to bring to the retail and high-net-worth
- 17/05/2016
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