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Frost Consulting has launched FrostRB, a research valuation & budgeting software platform which gives asset managers the ability to establish monetary (dollar) values for specific unpriced research products and construct monetary research budgets that meet MiFID II research spending requirements.
FrostRB offers a transparent and comprehensive research valuation, budgeting and reporting framework that generates highly customised, multi-asset class research budgets down to the fund level, reflecting the fund or strategy’s investment process, style and investment universe.
FrostRB aligns research budgets and actual fund investment processes directly, demonstrably supporting the investment objectives mutually agreed by the asset manager and
- 23/02/2016
Managed futures traders gained 0.95 per cent in January according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
“Seventy percent of CTAs were profitable in January as strong downtrends in global equities and commodities helped fuel uptrends in fixed income and the US Dollar,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Seven of Barclay’s eight CTA indices had positive returns in January. The Diversified Traders Index gained 1.59 per cent, Systematic Traders were up 1.48 per cent, Financial/Metals Traders gained 1.26 per cent, and Currency Traders added 0.59 per cent.
“Rising crude oil inventories amid concerns of
- 23/02/2016
The introduction of the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is having little impact on the scale of US alternative fund managers’ activity in the European market, according to research looking at US manager attitudes towards the regulation.
The ‘Impact of AIFMD on the European & US alternative fund industries’ research, conducted by IFI Global and sponsored by fund and corporate service provider Crestbridge, was published last month. Surveying US managers with total combined assets under management of USD306 billion, the research focuses on how the AIFMD has impacted approaches across the hedge, private equity, infrastructure and real estate
- 23/02/2016
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the standard-setting body for the hedge fund industry, has published its standardised Administrator Transparency Reporting (ATR) data structure as part of its Toolbox.
The HFSB is custodian of the Hedge Fund Standards, and is supported by more than 120 hedge fund managers with USD700 billion in aggregate assets and by more than 60 leading institutional investors.
In the wake of the financial crisis in 2008 and events such as the Madoff scandal and Lehman Brothers collapse, an increasing number of administrators are providing ATRs to hedge fund investors. ATRs provide independent confirmation of fund
- 22/02/2016
Trad-X, a platform for the trading of global interest rate derivatives, has launched a new central limit order book (CLOB) for EurexOTC cleared products to coincide with the EMIR Frontloading date.
The CLOB will have an initial focus on the most liquid Euro interest rate swap tenors such as 2y, 5y, 10y and 30y swaps, associated spreads and flys, and BUND, BOBL and SCHATZ asset swaps.
The move is part of a series of new initiatives designed to boost liquidity and strengthen Trad-X’s presence in the global interest rate swap (IRS) market.
Trad-X will also run auctions to
- 22/02/2016
Obtaining accurate look-through data on fund of funds investments is set to be the second great Solvency II hurdle facing insurers and asset managers, according to Silverfinch’s 2015 review.
The report states that the advent of Solvency II means that asset managers are facing immediate and increasing pressure from insurers to help them meet the challenge of look-through data for fund of funds investments
A significant number of Europe’s 5,000 regulated insurance firms are yet to engage with fund managers on the collection of asset data, the review also notes.
Commenting on the performance of insurers, Silverfinch observed
- 22/02/2016
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, has launched 12 new daily WMR fixes through the eFix Matching solution, with plans to provide electronic execution for all 24 hourly WMR fixes by the end of the first quarter 2016.
The new fixes were launched in response to demand from customers who have increased their focus on electronic execution of fixings to ensure transparent and fair matching in the current regulatory environment. Such a solution was recommended by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in 2014, following its consultation on FX benchmarks, to ensure a robust fix methodology
- 22/02/2016
Abu Dhabi Global Market’s (ADGM) Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) is now a recognised member of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO) as of February 2016.
As an associate member, ADGM-FSRA is committed to comply with the international regulatory standards on financial markets and to contribute to the standard setting activity of the IOSCO and its international work.
This new membership confirms FSRA’s steadfastness to align its regulatory practice with international financial centres as well as to contribute to financial stability and robust financial regulations in the Abu Dhabi and the region.
Richard Teng (pictured), CEO of
- 22/02/2016
Michele J Alexander has joined the New York office of Bracewell as a partner in the firm’s tax practice. Alexander counsels clients in mergers and acquisitions, securities and capital markets, funds and joint ventures, bankruptcy, real estate, and compensation matters.
“Michele’s experience will strengthen our already-fruitful tax practice,” says Bracewell Managing Partner Mark C Evans. “Her expertise in diverse transactional matters will bring new insights to the firm, as well as invaluable advice to our clients.”
“We are excited to have Michele join us in the New York office,” says Elizabeth L McGinley, leader of Bracewell’s tax practice. “Her
- 22/02/2016
Catella is revising its fee structure for the Catella Hedgefond fund, to better respond to changing market demands. Catella Hedgefond has previously applied an annual reset of its high water mark, but has now chosen to instead implement a perpetual high water mark.
Since its inception in 2004, Catella Hedgefond has delivered an average annual return of 5.6 per cent. The average standard deviation during the period was 2.6 per cent. In both 2014 and 2015, the fund was named Hedge Fund of the Year by Fondmarknaden.se.
When Catella Hedgefond was founded in 2004 the fee structure at that
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