GBST has worked with Omgeo to develop and certify its Syn~ application with Omgeo’s Central Trade Manager (CTM). The next generation GBST Syn~ application, an adaptable, workflow driven and easily integrated, rules-based solution, now provides clients with Omgeo CTM connectivity,
Jade Fu, Investment Manager at Heartwood Investment Management, on current opportunities for commodities investors… Commodities have underperformed both equity and fixed income markets in the year- to-date, with this trend accelerating in the third quarter. A glut of supply and
The Prytania Group has appointed Jim Irvine, formerly head of fixed income at Henderson Global Investors, as chief executive officer with effect from 1 September 2014. Irvine will be responsible for Prytania Investment Advisors’ asset management and investment advisory activities
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a no-action letter that provides additional time for reporting parties to comply with certain reporting requirements of the ownership and control final rule (OCR Final Rule). The OCR Final Rule, which
International law firm Maples and Calder has relocated two of its partners, Mark Western and Stacey Overholt, to its Hong Kong office to strengthen its banking and finance groups.<
Following controversy in the UK over the lack of deposit protection for savers who had placed their money with subsidiaries of failed Icelandic banks in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Ma
International law firm Stephenson Harwood has appointed James Tinworth as a corporate partner to the firm’s funds practice in London. Tinworth joins from Simmons & Simmons LLP in a further boost to the corporate funds practice, following the appointment of
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Euroclear have created a joint venture that will leverage both companies’ expertise, technology and franchises, focusing on collateral processing. The newly-created company, DTCC-Euroclear Global Collateral Ltd, will be domiciled in the UK
International law firm Withers has hired Andrea Luciano as a partner and head of financial services and investment funds in its Milan office. Luciano joins the firm from King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin, where he headed the Italian financial
JonesTrading Institutional Services, a brokerage providing institutions with block trading, has hired a derivatives team.
