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
Broadridge Financial Solutions has formed a strategic alliance agreement with Spence Johnson, a provider of global institutional data and intelligence, to bring together retail and institutional data, benchmarking and analytics. The combined capabilities will generate a unique global view of
The number of Jersey-registered alternative fund managers marketing into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) rose significantly again over the final six months of 2015. That’s according to new figures
A survey of the alternatives sector conducted by Eurekahedge and AIMA Japan finds that fund managers in Japan now typically allocate up to 10 per cent of their total expenses on regulatory compliance. The survey of close to 90 firms
Research Affiliates’ Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, Dr Jason Hsu, will lead Rayliant Global Advisors, an Asia-focused investment firm based in Hong Kong, as Chairman, CEO and majority owner. Research Affiliates will retain a substantial minority interest in Rayliant (formerly Research
