Eze Castle Integration’s Eze Cloud services are now available to London-based companies. Based on customer feedback, Eze Castle launched its cloud computing and hosted applications offerings in London last month and is already supporting six firms on the Eze Cloud.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an emergency enforcement action to halt a fraudulent scheme being conducted by John Clement of Encinitas, California, and his company Edgefund Capital LLC. The SEC alleges that Clement ran a purportedly profitable day
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)has filed charges against two air traffic controllers, Louis J Giddens, Jr of Fayetteville, Ga, and Anthony W Dutton of Peachtree City, Ga, as well as commodity trader Michael Gomez of Valrico, Fla, for
Sapient Global Markets has completed a new industry standard for cleared OTC derivatives related activity reporting for asset managers, futures commission merchants (FCMs) and custodians. The Clearing Connectivity Standard (CCS) is a standardised connectivity format that can be used by
HighWater, a boutique corporate governance services firm based in the Cayman Islands, has expanded with a New York-based principal. Matt Auriemma, who will be based in New York, joins as a principal of HighWater, providing independent director services to investment
As part of the continued evolution of its global FX platform, RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), has launched Reuters Trading for Foreign Exchange (RTFX). RBC Capital
HM Revenue & Customs has clarified what constitutes a bank following its announcement on 9 December that it will be implementing a bank payroll tax. According to Kinetic Partners, HMRC has confirmed that the bank payroll tax is aimed at
The London Metal Exchange’s (LME) minor metals contracts have reached USD1bn in notional turnover. Cobalt and molybdenum have traded 7,748 lots so far in 2012, (equivalent of USD291m) with a total of 22,161 lots traded since launch (equivalent of USD1bn).
Alternative investment specialist Omni Partners has appointed John Jenkins as chief executive of CBFL, the captive origination platform for the firm’s lending business and the Omni Secured Lending Fund. Jenkins joins CBFL after eight years as chief executive of GE
Hedge funds gained 1.32% in April according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date the Index is up 3.24%. “Higher prices for equities and bonds in April provided an accommodating environment for most hedge fund strategies,” says
