FXCM Inc has fully launched its forex trading app store – FXCM Apps – a unique offering in the retail forex industry, hosting applications for the FXCM Trading Station and MT4 platforms. FXCM Apps opens the door for traders to
By James Tinworth (pictured), partner in the hedge funds practice at Stephenson Harwood – As the name suggests, the EU’s directive on alternative investment fund managers (AIFMD) applies to “AIFMs”, namely “legal persons” whose regular business is “managing” one or
Evidence shows that Guernsey continues to meet the demands of both private equity managers and their investor base, writes Guernsey Finance chief executive Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured)… Guernsey’s pedigree as a leading funds domicile relies on its ability to continually
CAIS, an alternative investments platform for the independent wealth channel, is to offer independent financial advisers institutional quality outsourced-CIO (OCIO) services through investment services provided by Mercer. Mercer’s investment services offering includes access to one of the largest manager research
The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority has welcomed a series of regulatory changes to the DIFC’s collective investment funds regime. The changes were made following recommendations made by a panel of market practitioners and implemented by the Dubai Financial Services
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has issued its Hedge Fund Code of Practice, the first of its kind to be issued by a regulator. David Knott, Chief Executive of the DFSA, says, ‘While there are a number of industry-based
CME, the US futures exchange, has integrated its enhanced options system for trading CME Eurodollar options into the CME Globex electronic trading platform. CME Chairman Ter
Lionhart (Middle East), part of an alternative investment management group that specialises in global multistrategy arbitrage, has gained regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Servi
The Cayman Islands have passed the milestone of 10,000 investment funds registered in the jurisdiction, with 10,037 funds recorded by the financial industry regulator, the Cayman Islands M
Deutsche Bank has this week launched a dark liquidity-seeking algorithm, SuperX
