Apex Group (Apex) has appointed Gareth Smith has joined as Head of Channel Islands (Guernsey/Jersey), to manage the Group’s expanding operation and client service delivery across Jersey and Guernsey. Smith (pictured) joins Apex from Maitland Administration (Guernsey) Limited where he
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Blockstream, a specialist in blockchain technologies and financial cryptography, have launched the Cryptocurrency Data Feed offering real-time cryptocurrency information and will initially include data from more than 15 cryptocurrency exchange venues globally. The exclusive agreement between
Man AHL’s TargetRisk strategy has returned 33 per cent since its launch in December 2014, ranking it in the top decile in comparison to its peer group. The strategy has also been awarded a five star rating by Morningstar. Managed
PEGAS, a pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, will launch spot and futures contracts for the Spanish Virtual Balancing Point (PVB) on 18 June. Both physical spot products (Within-Ahead, Day-Ahead and Week-End contracts) and physically delivered derivative contracts (Month,
LibreMax Capital (LibreMax), an asset management firm specialising in structured products and corporate credit, has established CAVU Investment Partners (CAVU) in partnership with international investment management firm TowerBrook Capital Partners (TowerBrook). CAVU will invest in the equity tranches of new
In July 2019, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased its volume on the power derivatives market by 55 per cent to 331.4 TWh compared to the previous year (July 2018: 213.8 TWh). In particular, the markets for Austria and France
Visible Alpha, an investment research technology firm founded by some of the world’s leading investment banks, has secured an additional USD38 million of equity financing. Visible Alpha will use this investment to fuel its explosive growth and maintain its leadership
Eze Software saw strong growth across its operations in 2017, with the company adding 278 new multi-asset clients across all major market regions during the year. Additionally, 70 more clients expanded their use of Eze Investment Suite with one or
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is partnering with Droit, a specialist in real-time transactional compliance, to enable market participants to leverage Droit’s reporting eligibility capabilities within DTCC’s Pre-Reporting Transformation Services for supported G20 regimes as well as the
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Divisions of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO), Market Oversight (DMO), and Clearing and Risk (DCR), is to grant no-action relief to provide greater certainty to the global marketplace in connection with the anticipated
