NEX Markets, a provider of electronic trading technology services in the fixed income and foreign exchange (FX) markets, has released a new report highlighting greater transparency and improved behaviour in the FX market since the Global FX Code came into
As the financial market turbulence plumbs new depths, hedge funds are increasing the proportion of cash in their investment portfolios.
Last week, the temporary ban on short selling US financial stocks implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission came to an end, greeted by a general consensus that it added to mark
The international derivatives marketplace Eurex Exchange will start listing new derivatives on global MSCI indices on 11 March. From this date, futures and options based on the MSCI World, MSCI Europe, MSCI All Countries Asia Pacific ex-Japan and futures on
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) have signed a new initiative to link International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs). The initiative has been created to help improve
LCH.Clearnet has expanded its credit default swap clearing (CDS) service, CDSClear, to offer single-name CDS clearing. The expansion provides the broadest European CDS portfolio coverage of any clearing house globally. European members and clients can benefit from significant capital efficiencies
Stigma Partners is launching the Stigma Funds (LUX) – Macro Cyclical Accumulator on 1 October. Stigma says the fund is an alternative proposition to the turmoil currently facing the global economy. Siamak Siassi, chief executive of Stigma Partners, says: “We
Four Seasons Asia, a long only and long/short investment house focused on Japan, is to launch a Japan-dedicated UCITS fund. Four Seasons was created in 2006 by CEO Shigeka Koda and Managing Director Kahori Ando, who both also act as
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA), a trade body for the international debt capital markets, has published a legal opinion on the enforceability and validity of the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) in Russia. The GMRA is the most widely
DealVector, a provider of a secure electronic communication network for the fixed income and structured credit space, has launched InvestorLink to streamline communication in the structured credit markets. Created primarily for issuers, collateral managers and trustees, InvestorLink opens a direct
