On 8 November 2010 the Austrian Government is auctioning 200,000 EU allowances through Climex. This is the fourth auction in a row and the second auction this year that Climex and the ÖEKV are coordinating on behalf of the Austrian
LCH.Clearnet Ltd is to extend the range of eligible collateral types to include gold bullion by the end of October 2011, subject to final regulatory approval. In accepting gold as cover for margin liability, LCH.Clearnet is delivering greater choice and
IBA Group, an international aviation consultancy, has launched a new online market intelligence and analysis platform IBA iQ Trends, for investors, lessors, airlines and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Unlike other static aviation and airline data sets, IBA iQ Trends combines
By Markus Fuchs – Switzerland’s fund and asset management industry is on the brink of major change resulting from the ongoing review of the Collective Investment Schemes Act, which sets out regulatory requirements for both traditional and alternative funds. The
Interactive Data, a provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, has been acquired by investment funds managed by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement entered into on 3 May 2010, Interactive Data’s
Forty one per cent of Nordic investors are increasing their allocations to hedge funds, according to SEB’s Nordic Hedge Fund Investor Survey. During 2009, 68 per cent of all investments were made in non-Nordic hedge funds. Long/short equity and global
Société Générale and Calyon have concluded the merger of the brokerage activities of their respective subsidiaries, Fimat and Calyon Financial, and have named t
The European Structured Investment Products Association (EUSIPA) has published a new version of the EUSIPA Derivative Map, the Brussels-based trade association’s key educational and transparency tool for investors and issuers of listed structured products in Europe. The EUSIPA Derivative Map
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.05 per cent in August, bringing its year-to-date performance to 0.84 per cent. The top performing strategies over the month were Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (3.86 per cent), convertible bonds and volatility
Regulatory change has put the investor relations teams of UK companies’ under increasing pressure as demands from investors soar, according to the latest research from Orient Capital, the investor relations specialist and part of Link Group. The implementation of MiFID
