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Fixed income investors must take action to protect themselves from stresses in bond markets as the squeeze on liquidity continues to plague the sector, according to Kames Capital’s Adrian Hull (pictured).
Despite the huge sums of money pumped into markets over the last seven years, fixed income continues to face a threat from a lack of liquidity.
With banks effectively forced to sell down securities they owned after funding them became almost impossible, and regulators across the world still making it less attractive for them to hold traded securities, this key part of the market has been forced to
- 22/07/2015
Deutsche Börse Group has received full regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate Eurex Clearing Asia.
This new clearing house of Deutsche Börse Group, based in Singapore, is an integral part of its new trading and clearing offering for investors during Asian trading hours.
As a next step, Deutsche Börse will file an application for Eurex Clearing Asia to be recognized as a third-country central counterparty with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in Europe. After ESMA approval, the Asian clearing services will also be accessible to market participants based in the European Union.
The
- 22/07/2015
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) inaugural European Conference, the Global Summit 2015, will be held on 27 October in London.
The conference aims to broaden awareness of the important role alternative investments play in the European Union and help fund managers navigate evolving US and EU regulatory frameworks.
“As the global voice for the alternative investment industry and its investors, MFA is excited to announce our upcoming Global Summit,” says MFA President and CEO Richard H Baker (pictured). “This conference will provide a focused day of content designed to help managers gain clarity on what they need to know
- 22/07/2015
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for July 2015 measured 2.08 per cent, down from 4.72 per cent in June.
“July SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator fell sharply in July to 2.08 per cent from 4.72 per cent in June,” says Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Technologies. “While this reflects normal seasonality to an extent, the July reading is below last year’s 3.15 per cent for July and, in fact, matches the lowest July figure since the index’ inception in 2008. This is consistent with other recent SS&C GlobeOp data suggesting that investors are keeping their hedge
- 22/07/2015
Alternative asset manager Permal Group has made three new senior hires: Terrence Purcell, EVP, Portfolio Management; Robert Discolo as EVP, Investments; and Marc Blieden, EVP, Chief Risk Officer.
Each of the positions is a new role and is central to the firm’s strategic aim of building out its Investment and Risk platforms.
Purcell, who joined on 20 July, manages the Group’s customised investment solutions for institutional clients, with a particular focus on non-US clients, and oversees the Investment Strategy group. He was previously at the State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, where he was Principal Investment Officer
- 22/07/2015
- 22/07/2015
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Stephen Scharf to the newly-created position of Chief Security Officer (CSO).
The appointment will centralise and align the firm’s global information security, physical security, employee safety, and crisis/incident management functions, ensuring a comprehensive and holistic approach to risk management and resilience across the organisation.
Scharf joins DTCC from Experian where he served as Global Chief Information Security Officer, accountable for the overall strategy, leadership and governance of Experian’s global information security, physical security and business continuity programs. Experian is a global information services group with operations in 40 countries and
- 22/07/2015
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) has partnered with the Institute of Banking for one Certified Investment Fund Director Programme scholarship as part of 100WHF’s Women on Boards initiative.
The Institute of Banking and 100 Women in Hedge Funds are offering a full tuition fee scholarship to one female candidate wishing to enter the Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) Programme commencing in September 2015 in Zurich.
To apply for the scholarship, applicants must first meet the entry requirements for the CIFD Programme. Candidates should complete an application form for the Programme and should also make a short submission in
- 22/07/2015
Maples Fund Services has opened an office in San Francisco, the firm’s first on the west coast. The expansion further solidifies the firm’s North American presence and bolsters its service offering for clients in the region.
Additionally, the office will give MaplesFS greater exposure to the tight-knit local community of investment managers and institutional investors, as well as the broader network of service providers, in the area.
“MaplesFS is recognised globally for its proprietary technology and unique client service model and we are always looking to capitalise on opportunities to showcase this,” says Tyler Kim, MaplesFS’ Chief Information Officer
- 22/07/2015
LME Clear, the clearing house for the London Metal Exchange market, has received approval from the Bank of England (BoE) to launch a trade-compression service, giving members the opportunity to reduce the notional value of their positions and simplify their portfolio management.
“In some cases, LME Clear’s new compression service could reduce the notional value of a member’s positions by as much as 90 per cent. At the same time, it will reduce the number of positions members manage, which increases operational efficiency and minimises risk,” says Trevor Spanner (pictured), CEO at LME Clear.
The new post-trade, risk-neutral system will
- 22/07/2015
Thomson Reuters has released the StarMine Combined Alpha Model (CAM), a model that combines all the available StarMine equity alpha models into one comprehensive and powerful alpha-generating signal.
The weights assigned to each model vary by region. Thus, StarMine CAM recognises the fact that some regions, such as the US and Japan, are more value focused while in Developed Europe and Asia ex-Japan momentum plays a larger role. The model intelligently handles missing data and makes use of all available StarMine alpha models for a given security.
StarMine CAM provides investment managers with a resourceful factor to help create market-beating
- 22/07/2015
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