The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has elected three new members to its Board of Directors at the firm’s Annual Shareholders Meeting. The Board plays a critical role in overseeing the strategic direction of DTCC, working closely with
Research by global financial services regulatory consultancy Bovill finds that despite the FCA pursuing 19 investigations under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR), to date there has been only one successful enforcement action. The findings come two and
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.00 per cent in March, supported by strength in global equity and bond markets as central banks shy away from tight monetary policies. Optimism over the progress of the US-China trade talk supported both
Carmignac has launched the Carmignac Portfolio Unconstrained Credit, a global fixed income UCITS fund that invests in credit strategies across the globe. Its flexible and opportunistic style enables the Fund to implement an unconstrained and conviction-driven allocation. The fund aims
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) has appointed Joel Holsinger Co-Head of Alternative Credit for the firm’s Credit Group, effective immediately. Holsinger will serve on the Ares Management Committee and work alongside Keith Ashton as Co-Head of Alternative Credit to expand
QuantHouse, a global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including market data services, an algo trading platform and infrastructure products, has announced a global upgrade of all data centre backbones to 100G including the deployment of the low latency Arista
Kpler has joined forces with Powernext, part of EEX Group which belongs to Deutsche Börse, to create Spark Commodities. The joint venture will focus on providing technology based solutions to promote liquidity in the physical LNG market whilst providing buyers
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) has launched two new FX futures contracts – GBP/USD Futures and AUD/USD Futures. The addition of the two new futures contracts is the next step in TAIFEX’ strategy to rapidly expand its FX product line,
Being a fully automated online electronic brokerage firm, Interactive Brokers has found itself in an enviable position of adapting to new regulations such as MiFID II relatively seamlessly. As it already had a lot of the IT technology in place
Northfield Information Services has launched a new way for financial professionals, including hedge fund managers, to quantify risk based on the latest news. Risk Systems That Read is a new service designed to augment Northfield’s current risk models, already trusted
