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Nasdaq is to replace the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) existing equities and equity options clearing technology platforms – a significant element of ASX's technology transformation program outlined in February 2015. This technology development will be undertaken on Nasdaq's Genium INET Clearing platform, which is already in use at ASX for futures clearing. It reflects ASX's commitment to consolidate its number of post-trade platforms and improve efficiencies for its customers.   ASX also recently went live with Sentinel Risk Manager, Nasdaq's post-trade risk management solution. Phase 1 – the default management component – is now in operation. Once fully implemented, the
The latest announcements by the Options Pricing Reporting Authority (OPRA), of changes to its Expanded Message Header, are expected to result in hugely increased data volumes. SR Labs, a specialists in enterprise-grade market data and trading technologies, has confirmed that the changes will have a minimal impact on the data volumes that their clients are processing via the Filtered Options Feed (FOF) solution.  SR Labs FOF is a fully managed market data feed that provides filtered US options market data with greatly reduced bandwidth and infrastructure requirements. FOF provides clients with the flexibility to consume only the data they need, with
The OYSTER Japan Opportunities fund has posted an excellent performance over the last three years: +80.1 per cent versus +64.5 per cent for the Topix Total Return and +57.1 per cent for its peers, placing it in the first decile of the Lipper ranking. The fund’s flexible investment style has allowed its volatility to be among the lowest of its peer group and to exhibit an asymmetrical return profile. On average, the fund falls less than the market while also benefiting from a rising market. The fund therefore offers a real alternative to passive management and posts more consistent performance
The top 10 hedge funds were hit hard by US stock market performance in Q4, according to the latest addition of the S&P Global Market Intelligence Hedge Fund Tracker, In total, the top funds managed approximately USD159 billion in Q4, down USD44 billion from Q3 2015.  The funds also decreased the total number of stock positions held from 441 to 427, the fewest stock positions held throughout 2015.  Financial stocks led the sell-off, with Lloyds Banking Group ranking as one of the most sold-off individual stocks of the quarter.  The highest volume of buying occurred in the energy sector, with Pioneer Natural Resources ranking as
London Metal Exchange associate brokerage firm Traderight has become the first financial organisation to implement VIA Trade, the comprehensive cloud-based telephony and trader voice system. Launched by VIA and Speakerbus in January, VIA Trade is designed to eliminate the need for an on-site traditional telephony network, thereby freeing up expensive space across the trading room floor.   VIA Trade has been successfully deployed in the company’s office in Chelmsford servicing a team of traders. VIA Trade combines VIA’s cloud-based infrastructure with the Speakerbus iTurret, the industry-leading dealerboard. During the two-day installation process, a direct and exclusive network connection was established between
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has published a white paper that analyses the use of benchmarks, such as those utilised by the CBOE Eurekahedge Volatility Indexes, to measure the effectiveness of volatility-based hedge funds in diversified portfolios. In the paper to be presented at the 32nd annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) US in Bonita Springs, Florida, Christopher DeMeo, founding partner of Nu Paradigm Investment Partners LLC, notes that unlike other volatility-based hedge fund indexes, the new CBOE Eurekahedge Volatility Indexes differentiate funds by specific investment goals. Volatility strategies are distinct and non-homogeneous, making it critical to segregate them into categories
Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited has licensed the Hang Seng Sector Index Series, which is comprised of six indexes, to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to serve as underlying indexes for the creation of six index futures. The index series includes: Hang Seng IT Hardware Index; Hang Seng Mainland Banks Index; Hang Seng Mainland Healthcare Index; Hang Sang Mainland Oil & Gas Index; Hang Seng Mainland Properties Index; and Hang Seng Software & Services Index. 
The index series provides benchmarks to reflect the performance of the largest and the most liquid stocks in each of the six sectors.
Prairie Wind Advisors is to launch its first fund, the Harvest One Fund, which is dedicated to investing in businesses involved in the agriculture, food, health and environmental industries. The fund is a total return strategy, which is domiciled in the Cayman Islands and will invest in a portfolio of publicly traded securities and private equity within the firm’s area of expertise. The new fund will launch on 1 April, 2016, and is fully administered by Apex Fund Services (Bermuda) and is represented under the Apex Financial Services Emerging Manager Platform.   “It is the belief of the principles of
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, is redesigning its premium FX market data service, EBS Live, and will move to streaming real-time market data. The ‘EBS Live Ultra’ feed will provide significantly improved price discovery and transparency, enhancing EBS BrokerTec’s status as the premier venue for market reference data in its core pairs.    Commenting on the new service, Gil Mandelzis, CEO EBS BrokerTec, says: “This is a meaningful development for customers who will now be able to receive significantly more granular data and substantially further enhanced price discovery on the EBS Market platform.
S.E.A. Asset Management Pte Ltd, a boutique fund manager in Singapore, has won Best Fixed Income Credit Strategies Hedge Funds Award from institutional news publisher Hedgeweek. “In a world where historically low interest rates continue to flush the market with liquidity low yields are still challenging investors in search of yield. Record amounts of liquidity injected into markets by central banks have led to unprecedented volatility in most asset classes including fixed income” says Alexander Zeeh (pictured), CEO of S.E.A. AM. “A fund holding a diversified portfolio of Asian short duration high yield bonds is the right vehicle for investors

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