New York-based EquiLend has reported record growth in trade volumes, resulting from a first quarter during which transaction value and operations services usage increased due to firms leve
Deutsche Bank is Asia’s largest fixed-income dealer with a market share of 13.8 per cent of institutional trading volume, albeit a position under challenge from Citigroup and HSBC, second
Omgeo and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) are to establish a user-governed global repository to store and communicate the “golden copy” of standing settlement instructions (SSIs). This undertaking is part of an overall effort to standardise and
Analysts at London-based Kepler Partners, whose research on UCITS funds is presented on the website Absolutehedge.com, have concluded that the UCITS version of Hugh Hendry’s Eclectica Absolute Macro fund has been a bit of a mixed bag. Having only produced
Harmonic Capital has appointed Robert B Fitzpatrick as managing director of North American distribution. Harmonic Capital, based in Massachusetts, is a recently established US affiliate of Harmonic Capital Partners, a UK-based quantitative hedge fund manager providing global macro and
Schroders has launched the Schroder GAIA Cat Bond on its UCITS platform. GAIA (Global Alternative Investor Access) is a regulated platform for UCITS funds designed to give investors easier access to hedge funds. The new fund invests globally in
HSBC has announced the launch of HSBC Alternative Investments in Australia to distribute funds of hedge funds to local wholesale investors, targeting institutional clients as well as asset
BNP Paribas has made several key appointments to strengthen its Securities Services franchise in Asia Pacific as it continues its expansion in the region. Mostapha Tahiri has been promoted to the head of BNP Paribas Securities Services Singapore, replacing
San Francisco-based TLB Capital Management has announced plans to merge with Morrison & Frazier Investment Management from nearby Lafayette in January next year in a move that will bri
GAIN Capital, a provider of online trading services, has appointed Jason Emerson as its chief financial officer effective 1 October 2013. “Jason is an accomplished executive who brings the right mix of strategic insight, industry experience, and financial acumen
