The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has confirmed its non-objection for Euronext to grant direct trading access to US participants on the CAC 40 Dividend Index Futures and the AEX Dividend Index Futures. Effective 13 June 2017, Euronext participants
The US CFTC has issued an Order of Registration (Order) to Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME), a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) located in the Dubai International Financial Centre of the United Arab Emirates, allowing DME to provide its identified
Red Deer, a financial technology company focused on enhancing the performance of active investment managers, has formed a strategic partnership with Instinet Europe Limited to provide an integrated solution to manage research inducement, consumption, valuation, payment and commission management under
With the implementation of AIFMD and UCITS V, the cost of launching EU funds has undoubtedly increased. Managers have to weigh up these costs versus the benefits of reaching a wider audience of European investors, compared to offshore funds. For
Orient Capital, a specialist in share ownership analysis and identification, market intelligence, investor communication and shareholder management technology, has initiated two client projects by incorporating the ‘Proxymity ID’ technology into its existing analytical processing systems.Read the full story at Institutional
By Nick Bayley (pictured), Duff & Phelps – A few weeks ago I visited South Africa where I met numerous buy-side firms, some with UK or European subsidiaries and some who operated solely out of that country. Apart from the
Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance services, has expanded its Cybersecurity and Data Protection Consulting Services to the UK to help investment firms prepare for and manage the requirements of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which
The US CFTC has issued an Order filing and settling charges against David Liew for engaging in numerous acts of spoofing, attempted manipulation, and, at times, manipulation of the gold and silver futures markets. Liew engaged in this unlawful conduct
Fintech company Red Deer and Convergex’s Westminster RPA are working together to provide an end-to-end MiFID II solution for the asset management industry. Westminster Research Associates is a broker-dealer specialising in providing full-service custodial aggregation solutions and access to
Man Group has successfully registered with the Asset Management Association of China (AMAC) as a private securities investment fund manager (PFM) which means it can now develop onshore investment products for qualified investors in China. The PFM license has been
