Custom House Fund Services, a provider of financial services to the alternative investment sector, is to release significant enhancements to its Gateway technology platform over the next few months. Gateway is the company’s web based portal that connects fund servicing
Last week US Treasury bond and German bund yields spiked, both hitting a new 2015 high. On Thursday, 10-year German rates reached 1.0% before losing ground later in the day. Intraday volatility reached record highs and according to hedge fund
Pioneer Underwriting Limited has launched its Zero Capital AIFMD Investment Management Insurance Policy enabling full capital relief from the 'other funds' provision of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). Current policies which meet the requirements of the directive, do
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.3 per cent in July. 8 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+4.6 per cent), the Lyxor Global Macro Index (+2.6
In today’s increasingly complex and evolving regulatory environment, fund managers expect their providers to have a sophisticated risk management framework that meets global, regional and local standards. “The reality is we are facing increasingly risk-conscious clients who are very aware that
Standish Mellon Asset Management Company has appointed David Leduc as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Leduc will continue to serve as the firm's Chief Investment Officer, a position that he has held for the last five years. He succeeds Desmond Mac
Average daily volume in VIX futures in May on the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) totalled 174,923 contracts, an increase of 9 per cent from April 2015 and 22 per cent from May 2014. Total volume in VIX futures for May
After months of gentle simmering, America's jobs market is back on the boil in a clear sign the US economy has cranked up the gas, says Marcus Bullus, trading director at MB Capital… In the frantic minutes that followed the
Elian, a provider of corporate services, fund services, private wealth and capital services, has extended its international footprint with the opening of an office in New York. The New York office will support Elian’s fast-growing and comprehensive range of
The Enterprise Data Management Council (EDM Council) has received approval for Financial Industry Building Ontology (FIBO) Foundations as the first of thirty data content standards for the financial industry. FIBO is an open standard for defining the business terms
