IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, has launched its Initial Margin Calculation Service with broad coverage for non-cleared derivatives across interest rates, equities, FX, credit and commodities. A complex, five-phase international framework for posting initial margin
Oyster Consulting has appointed Dale C Jackson as its Managing Director in Bermuda. Jackson’s experience in compliance, business development, and within the Bermuda Government will help him grow the firm as Bermuda’s regulatory environment expands to meet the challenges of
Alvine Capital, an independent London based alternative advisory firm, has appointed Alexander Münster Dahl as Client Relations Manager. Münster Dahl joins from Institutional Investor where he was responsible for the expansion and maintenance of Institutional Investor’s place in the Nordic
Sterling Trading Tech (STT) has unveiled its first major expansion of sophisticated analytics for its RaaS (Risk-as-a-Service) solution, The Sterling Risk Engine. The cloud-based, high performance solution calculates intraday, real-time risk-based haircuts and portfolio margin using the OCC’s TIMS methodology,
Axioma has launched new interactive dashboards that enable portfolio managers and risk managers to obtain valuable insights on risk from Axioma’s enterprise risk-management platform, factor risk models and full suite of market data. “Axioma’s intuitive new dashboards expose risk insights
Investment fund assets worldwide increased by 4.4 per cent to EUR45.65 trillion at end Q2 2018, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association’s (EFAMA) latest International Statistical Release. In US dollar terms, due to the appreciation of
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an emergency enforcement action to stop a fraudulent scheme targeting investors seeking coveted stock in Internet and technology companies like Facebook and Groupon in advance of a public offering. The SEC alleges that
Getnick & Getnick LLP and co-counsel Labaton Sucharow LLP have secured a major USD30 million settlement in the second stage of the largest ever tax whistleblower recovery in New York state history. The settlement announced by New York Attorney General
In a new report, OTC Derivatives in Asia and Latin America: Evolution and Regulation, Celent discusses the evolution of trading and regulatory infrastructure in the OTC derivatives markets in Asia and Latin America. These two regions are the main growth
BNY Mellon has launched a new liquidity administration service as part of its fund of hedge funds (FoHF) offering. The service will provide clients across BNY Mellon’s alternative fund administration and traditional custody segments with enhanced liquidity monitoring, reporting and
