Eurex Clearing is to launch a new membership type that allows buy-side participants to have a direct contractual relationship with the clearinghouse facilitated by a clearing agent. The so-called ISA Direct service addresses changes in the regulatory landscape and will
Specialist equity boutique Ardevora Asset Management has passed the five-year anniversary for its fund range, with each of its distinctive strategies significantly outperforming its respective benchmark since inception. Ardevora’s investment team, which now manages in excess of GBP3 billion of
Omni Partners (Omni) has launched the Omni Macro UCITS Fund (UCITS Fund) on the IAM Investments ICAV platform. It will follow a similar strategy to Omni’s existing commingled offshore fund, the Omni Macro Fund. Omni Macro is a trading-orientated discretionary
Carrhae Capital, a London-based long/short asset manager, has expanded its use of EzeSoft Investment Suite with portfolio accounting capabilities. Already a long-time user of Eze Software’s OMS, the hedge fund manager now uses Eze Portfolio Accounting (formerly Tradar) to manage
ABR Dynamic Funds, a New York-based asset management firm, is introducing its Smart Volatility mutual fund, the ABR Dynamic Blend Equity and Volatility Fund (ABRVX). The fund, driven by algorithms designed to anticipate and dynamically rebalance during market volatility,
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Digital Asset Holdings (Digital Asset) are planning to develop and test a distributed ledger based solution to manage the clearing and settlement of US Treasury, Agency, and Agency Mortgage-Backed repurchase agreement (repo)
Americas Trading Group (ATG) has announced a new alliance with sell-side equities trading platform provider Fidessa Group which provides Fidessa OMS users with access to ATG's algorithmic trading models in the Brazilian market. “The combination of Fidessa’s global reach with
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a final rule adding an alternative for foreign natural persons to the requirement to provide fingerprints when applying for CFTC registration. The final rule will allow any such person’s registered firm
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) have submitted a joint comment letter to the US SEC on the it's proposed rule on the use of derivatives by mutual funds and other registered investment companies. While
By Philipp Neumann (pictured), Counsel Campbells, BVI, Team BVI Member – Starting a regulated investment fund can easily become a vicious circle for many start-up fund managers: The lack of track record will make it difficult to raise investor capital
