Thomson Reuters has enhanced its investment portfolio risk management solutions on its financial flagship desktop product, Eikon, with the addition of MSCI RiskMetrics. Investment professionals access to market-leading, multi-asset class risk analytics alongside Eikon’s capabilities for portfolio analytics, market monitoring
A new white paper from Ampersand Portfolio Solutions, entitled The Risk Contribution of Stocks, puts a spotlight on the risk contribution of stocks in a portfolio and urges investors to diversify into other asset classes. The paper states that most
The average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR8,671 million in March, up 17.3 per cent compared to March 2017 and down 5.1 per cent from the previous month. On 16 March 2018, Euronext daily volume
Man Group has appointed Simon Finch as CIO of Credit at Man GLG, its discretionary investment management engine. In this newly created role, Finch will be responsible for Man GLG’s credit business and will have oversight of the credit portfolio
ACA Compliance Group (ACA) is to acquire Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) services. The financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close this summer, subject to regulatory approvals, have not been disclosed. The complementary
Nasdaq has expanded and relaunched its Mutual Fund Quotation Service (MFQS) as Nasdaq Fund Network (NFN). Nasdaq Fund Network is a global investment product information service bringing greater efficiency and transparency to the world’s financial markets. Nasdaq Fund Network provides the
Advent Capital Management has appointed Alex von Ziegesar as managing director of business development, reporting to Kris Haber, the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. Von Ziegesar will be responsible for marketing a variety of traditional and alternative strategies in the US
Saxo Bank has welcomed ESMA’s recently announced measures in relation to the provision of CFDs to retail clients. The measures include caps on leverage which Saxo Bank considers fair and proportionate. Saxo Bank expects these measures to be positive for
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is to acquire the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX), a full-service stock exchange, including trading, data and corporate listings services. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in Q2 2018, subject to regulatory approval, have
Quant Insight, a London-based macro analytics firm, and Predata, the New York-based predictive analytics platform, today announced a new strategic partnership whereby Predata will add its global geopolitical risk signals to Quant Insight’s quantitative macro analyses framework and processes to
