Beginning in 2018, Kempen has decided to cover external investment research costs as part of its strategy to comply with MiFID II. These costs however may still be passed on to clients under strict conditions. MiFID II contains a provision
As investors continue to boost their allocations to alternatives, how they address the issue of enterprise risk can have important consequences for the perceived risk within their portfolios, according to a new white paper from BNY Mellon. Enterprise risk analysis, including
Jefferies has entered into a new alliance whereby Mandiri Sekuritas will provide equity research on companies in Indonesia on a co-branded basis to the Jefferies global base of institutional clients. Mandiri Sekuritas will also provide local equity broking services to
The average reported cash compensation for hedge fund professionals was down this year coming in at USD351,000, according to 2016 Hedge Fund Compensation Report. The decrease of 5 per cent on last year’s figure was driven by lower bonus payouts.
Basel III reforms have fundamentally changed how asset managers are connected to the financial system, with hedge funds challenged to understand expense, usage and access to the financing power grid. That’s according to a joint survey and report by the
Risk assets continued to be bruised and shaken during the second week of January, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. On top of the Fed tightening bias, the fear that China has engaged in
TOM has published a report analysing liquidity on the various exchanges listing Dutch equity derivatives ahead of the introduction of MiFIDII starting 2017. MiFIDII obliges banks and brokers to take all “sufficient” steps in order to achieve the best possible
Fenics Market Data, BGC’s Market Data division, has agreed to a distribution partnership with OTC energy brokerage Amerex Brokers (Amerex), whereby Fenics Market Data will provide Amerex energy-focused market data products to its customer base. The Amerex market data service
Broadridge Financial Solutions is to add MSCI ESG Research’s ESG Fund Metrics to its Global Market Intelligence, a platform for domestic and cross-border fund data and analytics. Under the agreement, key MSCI ESG Fund Metrics will be available on the
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced that Avox Data Services, a specialist in legal entity reference data, has successfully researched and published two million entities globally in its database. The number of researched entities continues to rise as
