StatPro Group, an AIM-listed provider of cloud-based portfolio analysis and asset pricing services for the global asset management industry, has acquired the environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and index business unit (ECPI) from ECPI Group for EUR2.9 million (GBP2.6 million)
Trading volume in options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) each reached new all-time highs on Thursday, 10 August. In VIX options at CBOE, a reported 2,562,477 contracts traded on Thursday, surpassing the previous single-day record of 2,382,752
The Quantitative Multi-Strategy program of Goldenwise Capital Management Inc., a volatility arbitrage and trend-capture manager based in Toronto, is now available on Kettera’s fast-growing Hydra marketplace. Hydra is a global platform giving investors access to established and emerging alternative asset
Gemini Trust Company has provided Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and its affiliates with an exclusive global license to use Gemini’s bitcoin market data for bitcoin derivatives and indices. Gemini is a digital asset exchange and custodian that allows customers
Investor allocations to hedge funds have fallen for the third consecutive year – but the industry’s ability to weather economic turbulence and market volatility through active management will continue to attract investor attention, according to two new industry studies.
Active fixed income manager BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay) has launched a Cayman version of its successful BlueBay Global Sovereign Opportunities Fund (UCITS) in response to client demand. The new Fund is a discretionary global macro strategy investing in interest rates,
In July 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 186.0 TWh on its power derivatives markets (July 2016: 244.0 TWh). The July volume comprised 75.3 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing
ETC Global Group, on behalf of its subsidiary companies, ETC Global Holdings, Electronic Transaction Clearing, and Electronic Transaction Clearing Canada (collectively ETC); has entered into a new financing facility which will provide up to USD68 million in committed capital. The
New York and Hong Kong-based alternative asset manager, Crystal Century Investment, is planning to expand its global platform into Japan under approval of the Japanese government’s Financial Services Agency. The company has been granted a license to provide alternative investments
CBAM, an alternative investment management firm, has closed its third European collateralised loan obligation (CLO), Bastille CLO 2020-3, totaling EUR300 million, with Citibank acting as lead arranger. This brings CBAM’s total CLO issuance to USD11.5 billion since the closing of its
