A team at University College London (UCL) has evaluated the overnight process that maintains the constant maturity aspect of the GMEX Interest Rate Swap Index Average (IRSIA) Constant Maturity Future (CMF) product as an alternative to interest rate swaps (IRS). The
As global markets plunged in the first month of the Chinese New Year, the trades that generated the most profit in 2013 came under fresh critique. One of the most noteworthy dips was seen in Japanese markets, where the Nikkei fell
Omgeo has partnered with London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) UnaVista to support tri-party matching of synthetic equity swaps between executing brokers, prime brokers and investment managers. The offering links UnaVista, a global hosted platform for all matching, validation and reconciliation
The Bermuda Monetary Authority says it made significant progress toward enhancing the regulatory framework for Bermuda’s financial services industry during 2008.
Cyber security has quickly become a headline risk for hedge fund managers. On 15 April 2014, the SEC issued its Cyber-Security Risk Alert, a detailed 26-point questionnaire that aims to address various elements of a hedge fund’s technical and operational
Sciens Fund of Funds Management Holdings, part of the Sciens Capital Management Group and provider of single- and multi-strategy funds of funds and managed account services, today announces the recent appointment of two senior members to its London-based team. Dr
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has hired Jonathan Bohrer as chief financial officer, effective 30 June. Bohrer will be based in New York and will report to Chris Grandi, chief
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Minneapolis-based hedge fund manager, his investment advisory firm and an accomplice with bilking investors in two hedge funds out of more than USD1m. The SEC alleges that as the management fees
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is introducing a mini volatility index future based on VStoxx.
US investors can now trade the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) latest suite of Asian index futures: SGX MSCI Thailand Index Futures, SGX-PSE MSCI Philippines Index Futures and SGX MSCI India Index Futures. SGX’s newest three index futures contracts, which are based
