Kathy Graham outlines a number of key issues that are being driven by the steady rise of global demand for commodities. A first has occurred – all commodity prices
Interdealer broker Tradition’s London-based biofuels desk closed the world’s first rapeseed oil swap between Totsa, based in Geneva, and a continental based fuel distribution company on 3 August. The deal was for 1,000 metric tonnes for settlement in August 2010.
Fixed income traders using Refinitiv’s flagship financial desktop product Eikon now have greater choice and efficiency, and enhanced liquidity access with the integration of iQbonds from valantic Trading Solutions AG (valantic). iQbonds can be seamlessly integrated into a trader’s workflow
GSO Capital Partners, the credit arm of The Blackstone Group, has appointed John Cashwell and Eric Storch as managing directors and co-heads of institutional marketing for GSO’s customised credit strategies group. They will lead an effort to expand GSO’s presence
Investors removed an estimated USD14.72 billion from hedge funds in September pushing Q3 net flows into negative territory with an estimated USD5.71 billion leaving the industry in Q3, according to the September 2018 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. Year-to-date
Cardinal Asset Management has appointed Tim Peach to head up marketing and distribution for its single strategy hedge funds and multi-manager products. Peach joins
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Julie Flack as General Manager of its Australia business, responsible for driving growth of Broadridge’s sell-side and buy-side businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Flack will directly manage all Broadridge associates in Australia and she
Custom House Administration & Corporate Services has hired Thomas JB Kelly as a consultant and marketing representative in the Middle East and North Africa.
Law firm Dechert has appointed M. Holland West, a private funds and derivatives lawyer, as a partner in the financial services practice group in New York. West was previously at Shearman & Sterling, where he was the head of its
Fulcrum Asset Management has appointed Akio Ohtsuka as Senior Adviser. He is currently Executive Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. Ohtsuka will provide Fulcrum with strategic insight into the Japanese asset management landscape. Ohtsuka has worked in many of
