NYSE Euronext has reported global derivatives average daily volume (ADV) of 6.4 million contracts, excluding Bclear, in July 2013, an increase of 3.2 per cent compared to July 2012 but a decrease of 27.1 per cent from June 2013.
A total of 134 million derivative contracts were traded on Eurex in September, representing a 14 per cent increase on the previous year and a 25 per cent increase on the previous month.
Orb, a boutique employee benefits and workplace pensions consultancy that specialises in working with hedge funds and their suppliers, has appointed Brad Baker as a senior employee benefits consultant. Joining Orb from Creative Benefit Solutions where he held the
Tim Keast, chief executive of Clayton Euro Risk, a subsidiary of Clayton Holdings, is to leave the company at the end of June. Keast (pictured) has served as the company’s CEO from its days as Euro Risk Management through
BNY Mellon has named Jeff Pamplin as head of client service management in EMEA for its alternative investment services (AIS) business. Pamplin will lead the company’s team of specialists serving hedge fund administration clients throughout the EMEA region. He
A recent 2013 survey of US wealth managers by adviser TSR reveals that underlying hedge fund investors do not want to be left behind in a flourishing market, and as such are willing to take on slightly more risk for
Barclays Global Investors (BGI), the world’s largest provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has appointed Andreas Fehrenbach as Country Head of its fastest growing market, Germany.
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed wealth consultant Hannah Shaw Grove to its high-net-worth advisory board. Shaw Grove (pictured) is one of the leading authorities on the high-net-worth population and how they think. Her reputation has been built
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) division of market oversight has issued an amendment to CFTC No-Action Letter No 13-48, which grants relief from the aggregation prohibition for certain commodity trading advisors (CTAs) and investment advisors (IAs) with respect to
DMS Bank & Trust (DBT) has expanded its online banking capabilities, giving hedge funds, institutions, family offices and other banking customers a faster and more convenient way to manage their banking accounts. Through a strategic relationship with one of
