David Calligan, Partner, Reed Smith, writes on the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)’s announcement that it intends to impose temporary measures to restrict the sale of Contracts for Differences (CFDs) to retail investors, after a consultation earlier this year.
William Blair Investment Management has confirmed the appointment of an addition to its Emerging Markets Debt (EMD) team, with Johnny Chen joining as a portfolio manager.Chen joins William Blair from NN Investment Partners, where he was a portfolio manager responsible
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Egan M Cammack and Laura M Hirst to the firm’s asset management practice as counsel in Boston.
Short-selling strategies of all stripes seem set to soar amid the ongoing market mayhem which has seen global equities take a pounding following renewed coronavirus fears. The S&P 500 was down almost 5 per cent at one point on Monday
Tradition has reported an increase in demand the for SOFR market data via its TraditionDATA offering to gain an accurate picture of market context and colour.
InfoHedge Technologies has reported significant growth over the last six months in its outsourced IT and cloud-hosted client base. With nearly 350 clients leveraging its services globally, InfoHedge Technologies sees this as a direct result of many firms relying on
JP Morgan Asset Management has partnered with iCapital Network (iCapital) to provide a white label offering exclusively for Registered Investment Advisors and their clients providing access to a select group of JP Morgan Global Alternative strategies. “As we get later
EquiLend, a global technology company for the securities finance, collateral and swaps industries, has launched its new Collateral Trading service globally, following an intensive pre-testing phase.Clients from the Americas and Europe are now active on the service, with users in
genesis, the international capital markets software firm, has appointed Felipe Oliveira as Global Head of Sales & Marketing, following a sustained period of growth and investment. Oliveira will be instrumental in delivering genesis’ mission to help the capital markets community innovate
IOWArocks, a new “one stop shop” for data, has added Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, to its marketplace. Jonathan Bloch, Chief Executive Officer, EDI, says: “Driven by the need to reduce
