London hedge fund manager, Sloane Robinson, one of the city’s best-known funds having been around since 1993, announced this week it would be teaming up with Deutsche Bank to la
TransFICC, a specialist provider of low-latency connectivity for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has secured a strategic investment from Citi. Citi joins existing shareholders, Illuminate Financial, Main Incubator (part of Commerzbank) and The FinLab. TransFICC resolves the issue of
Swiss bank UBS AG has teamed up with US-based Hedge Fund Research, a market leader in hedge fund analytics and indexation, to launch a UCITS-compliant E
The Bermuda Government is planning to extend to 2035 the period of time for which the Ministry of Finance may grant an assurance to international businesses that are identified as exempted undertakings that they will be exempt from certain tax
Following extensive consultations with industry which began earlier this year in May, ending 27 July, the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), has published its Industry Consultation Report, August 2018, which comprehensively captures industry feedback, and documents a significant call for the
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Jim Gentleman has rejoined independent investment management, investment consulting and services firm Wilshire Funds Management as a Managing Director. In this role, Gentleman will assist in growing the firm’s presence as a leading provider of multi-asset, retirement and alternative
Deutsche Börse has acquired a stake in Bondcube, the new fixed income trading system, for a low sum in the single digit millions (GBP).

 Bondcube is a London and Boston based electronic bond platform which links dealers and customers in
Tim Wannenmacher, Nomura’s Hong Kong-based global head of prime services, has sensationally left the bank just days after outlining aggressive growth plans fo
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unanimously approved final amendments clarifying and simplifying its regulations governing chief compliance officer (CCO) duties and annual compliance reporting requirements for futures commission merchants (FCM), swap dealers and major swap participants. “The
