Velox Clearing has appointed brokerage industry veteran Michael Higgins as its Chief Executive Officer.Higgins brings three decades of financial services leadership experience to Velox, most recently serving as Head of Operations at LPL Financial (LPL). In this position, he oversaw
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) has granted relief to non-US counterparties who enter into swaps with International Financial Institutions (IFIs), such as development banks. “International financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund
SANNE has appointed Tracy Burns as Director of Global Operations. Based at SANNE’s headquarters in Jersey, Burns will be responsible for leading the development and rollout of SANNE’s operations, helping to support the business with its fast growth and creation
FXCM Group has launched an API-powered integration with TradingView, an all-in-one financial platform for traders in the equity, cryptocurrency, futures, and FX markets.The integration means that FXCM users will be able to execute orders directly from the TradingView platform. With
IQ-EQ has acquired Blue River Partners (Blue River), a US provider of outsourced solutions to alternative asset managers in a deal that IQ_EQ says makes it a major player in the US private equity and hedge fund services market. The newly
Electroneum has expanded its global trading presence by partnering with BiKi, a Top 20 cryptocurrency exchange on CoinMarketCap. The crypto exchange provides a safe, stable, and effective digital assets platform for trading more than 150 cryptocurrencies and 280 trading pairs. BiKi
Tullow Oil, the London-listed oil and gas explorer shorted by several major hedge funds, has seen a further slump in its share price this week. Tullow shares dipped from 45.81pp on Friday to 43pp on Monday, following the announcement it
The flash estimate for the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, indicates a 0.23 per cent gain in April. Year to date, the Index is down 1.42 per cent. “New US sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs pushed aluminium prices to six-year
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index returned 8.67 per cent in 2019, supported by the risk-on sentiment among investors and positive geopolitical developments throughout the year. Roughly 37.6 per cent of the hedge fund managers comprising the index have recorded double-digit gains
Matchbook, the talent marketplace for the financial services industry, has entered into a strategic alliance with Argyll & Buchanan (A&B), a provider of prime brokerage solutions for startup and emerging managers, to provide clients with best-in-class recruiting technology and executive
