In order to continue the transition to a global system of legal entity identification, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has issued an Order extending the designation of the utility operated by DTCC-SWIFT as the provider of legal entity
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), has launched IVP Thesis, allowing alternative asset managers and research analysts to manage their investment thesis and price targets from within their existing email system. Using natural language processing algorithms, IVP Thesis can take price targets
A survey of 56 market participants carried out by swaps technology provider 4sight and consultancy The Field Effect has revealed that 32 per cent of participants are currently booking Synthetic Financing transactions such as Total Return Swaps and Portfolio Swaps.
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has filed the “BATS Exclusive Listings Proposal” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to improve investors’ trading experience in thinly-traded securities. Under the proposal, to be implemented at the company’s discretion, the BATS exchanges would
Conservative Concept Portfolio Management (CCPM) in Bad Homburg has launched a new balanced fund, broadening the existing portfolio of absolute return funds. Together with Universal Investment, the TriStone UI Fund was launched as a UCITS mutual fund in April 2014.
BlackRock this week launched a new absolute return fund for European institutional investors. The BlackRock Multi-Strategy Absolute Return Fund is the firm’s first UCITS-compliant multi-strategy alternative fund in Europe. Ingo Heinen, Head of BlackRock Alternative Investment Strategies in Europe, said that
Holland Clearing House is to be renamed ICE Clear Netherlands, effective 27 July, 2015 following its acquisition by ICE in December 2014. ABN AMRO Clearing Bank holds a minority stake. ICE Clear Netherlands is focused on providing a reliable service
Last week London ground to a halt. Tube drivers went on strike for 24 hours. Chaos ensued as city workers jumped on their bikes, hailed cabs or, worse, squeezed onto the next available bus to get to the office. It
The US CFTC has filed a civil action against Heet Khara and Nasim Salim, residents of the United Arab Emirates, alleging that they engaged in ‘spoofing’ in the gold and silver futures markets – placing bids and offers with the
Derivatives marketplace CME Group saw total volume in April 2015 of 252 million contracts, down 2 per cent from April 2014, with 87 per cent traded electronically. April 2015 volume averaged 11.5 million contracts per day, down 6 per
