In a move to help protect clients ahead of the EU referendum on 23 June, PhillipCapital UK will be increasing its margin requirements. This will take place in two stages, with the first increase occurring on the 12th June and
CBOE Holdings plans to open its first international business development office in London in July. The new office – headed by Matthew McFarland, director of global client services – will enable CBOE to increase its presence in the region and
Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX) has been officially approved as a registered Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT). The FBOT approval, which has been granted by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), allows CLTX to provide their participants located in the US
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) regarding cooperation with respect to derivatives clearing organisations (DCOs) established in the United States that
Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor) has signed a distribution agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking, the wealth management arm of the Intesa Sanpaolo banking group, making Lyxor’s range of Alternative UCITS and Multi-Asset funds now available to private banking investors in
Laven Legal Services to continue alternative funds expansion Clients of Laven Legal Services, the law firm linked to Laven Partners, are to move to London-based law firm GRM Law’s expanding alternative funds and financial services team, led by partners Alper
OTAS Technologies (OTAS), a provider of market analytics and trader intelligence, has partnered with Wall Street Horizon to provide its institutional investment and trading clients with highly accurate and timely corporate event dates and information. Through this partnership, Wall
After more than ten successful years the Swiss currency specialist Quaesta Capital is rebranding as QCAM Currency Asset Management AG. “With the change of name – a logical consequence of our company development – we will further live up to
EJF Capital (EJF), an alternative investment firm that currently manages approximately USD4.9 billion in assets, has chosen Arcesium’s full service platform for its middle- and back-office needs. Neal J Wilson, Chief Operating Officer of EJF, says: “We are pleased to
HedgeMark International, a BNY Mellon company that provides hedge fund dedicated managed account and risk analytic services, has completed the implementation of Axioma Risk. Axioma Risk is a next-generation multi-asset class risk management platform that allows clients to support their
