The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was flat in May, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse. »

RealTick Data is now available in Eze Software Group’s Eze OMS and the Tradar PMS. »

Fifty three per cent of capital markets respondents are not ready to centrally clear interest rate and credit default swaps, according to a poll conducted by SimCorp. »

More Italian corporations, including midsize companies, could issue debt on the capital markets over the coming years owing to changing funding conditions, according to a report from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. »

Research by Sapient Global Markets into how new central clearing mandates will impact investment performance for buy-side firms has revealed a significant drag on portfolio returns in the new regulatory environment. »

The founding partners of SunTx Capital Partners, in collaboration with veteran senior portfolio manager Ron Dodson, have launched IXTHYS Capital Management, a hedge fund investment manager. »

The Securities and Exchange Commission is carrying out the second-largest trading suspension in agency history as it continues its "Operation Shell Expel" crackdown against the manipulation of microcap shell companies that are ripe for fraud as they lay dormant in the over-the-counter market. »

Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) has announced the May performance for its six investable Market Vectors Hedge Fund Beta Indices. »

Misys, the application software and services company, has launched Misys Risk Insight, a new way of visualising and managing risk across the organisation. »

ICAP, a markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, has begun trading in Sterling (GBP) on i-Swap, its electronic interest rate derivative platform. »