EEX Group has reported significant growth in during the first six months of 2016, with sales revenue up by 34 per cent compared with the same period in 2015 to a total of EUR117.5 million. In the first half of
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Eris Euribor and GBP LIBOR interest rate futures reached a record monthly volume of 8,185 contracts in July, surpassing the previous monthly record of 1,719 contracts which was set in June 2016. ICE Futures Europe launched Eris Euribor and
Barclays Prime Services Strategic Consulting has just completed its latest report entitled ‘Against All Odds – Hedge Fund Industry Developments and Implications for Growth’. The report finds that although hedge funds have produced considerable excess returns since 1993, such levels
Franklin Templeton Investments has launched Franklin K2 Global Macro Opportunities Fund for US investors, a multi-manager fund that invests in a variety of global macro strategies sub-advised by institutional-quality hedge strategy managers. Global macro hedge strategies generally have the widest
Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic and LexisNexis Risk Solutions have formed a strategic alliance that integrates LexisNexis Risk Solutions extensive anti-money laundering risk management data into Elliptic’s Bitcoin transaction monitoring and compliance products. The two firms have built a proof-of-concept that leverages financial intelligence data from LexisNexis
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by the French Powernext SA, saw a total volume of 86.1 TWh traded in July 2016 which represents a growth of 20 per cent compared to the previous year (71.6 TWh). Spot trading
CBOE Holdings has declared an increased dividend of USD0.25 per share for the third quarter of 2016, representing a 9 per cent increase compared to the prior quarter's dividend of USD0.23 per share. The third quarter dividend is payable on
KCG Holdings is to acquire Neonet Securities, an independent agency broker and execution specialist based in Stockholm, from its shareholders Hay Tor Capital, KAS BANK and Cidron Delfi Intressenter Holding. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Elevate, a provider of online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, has increased its credit facility with Victory Park Capital (VPC), a privately held registered investment adviser dedicated to alternative investing, by an additional USD100 million to a total of USD545
Nasdaq Nordic is planning to make changes to the Alternative Investment Funds market on Nasdaq Copenhagen. The changes include renaming the current market segment OMX CPH Other Collective Investments and adding two new instrument subtypes, AIF and Capital Associations.
