Aberdeen Asset Management has launched the Aberdeen Alternative Strategies Fund (AASF) offering access to a portfolio of alternative strategies intended to provide diversifying returns against traditional asset classes. The Fund’s launch establishes Aberdeen as one of the world’s largest multi-manager liquid
Euronext has launched new weekly options on a total of seven French and Belgian single stocks on the Euronext Paris and Brussels derivatives markets, effective immediately, These short term option classes are available on three Belgian shares (AB InBev, KBC
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued Orders of Registration to ICE Futures Canada (ICEFC), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Montréal Exchange (MX), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Montréal, Québec,
Cordium, a provider of regulatory compliance consulting, software, accounting and tax services to the asset management and securities industry, has appointed Lusine Moshkounian (pictured) as Vice President. Moshkounian has over 17 years of experience in compliance and has joined Cordium
HSBC France is a new user of Eurex Clearing’s EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). The company has been connected as direct clearing member and has already cleared first transactions via EurexOTC Clear. “We are delighted that HSBC France
CIT Group a provider of commercial lending and leasing services has formed a joint venture with funds managed by TPG Special Situations Partners (TSSP), a dedicated special situations and credit platform with over USD12 billion in AUM. Strategic Credit Partners,
AcadiaSoft, provider of the MarginSphere collateral hub, has appointed Mark Demo (pictured) as Product Director. Demo, who will assume responsibility for directing the company’s response to regulatory changes and will lead AcadiaSoft’s product and industry working groups, will be based in
The number of Jersey funds marketing into Europe through national private placement regimes (NPPRs) under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) broke through the 200 barrier in June. Net asset values under administration in the island’s alternatives sector
The global hedge fund industry has seen a USD76 billion net inflow of assets through the first half of 2015, bringing the size of the industry to USD3.22 trillion, according to figures released by Preqin. The second quarter saw the
Euronext saw record trading volumes on its markets on 24 August 2015. On cash markets over 550 million orders were managed, surpassing the previous record set in January 2015 by 22 per cent. A total of 4,478,154 transactions were completed
