The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) has published a set of principles to guide the development of a commonly accepted framework for cybersecurity penetration testing. GFMA’s goal is to encourage dialogue and share insights between the industry and regulators that
BNP Paribas Securities Services is planning to launch ClimateSeed, a platform that aims to bring together investors and organisations committed to carbon offsetting projects. This initiative is part of BNP Paribas’ long-standing commitment to help combat climate change and promote
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has installed its ultra-low latency TNSXpress Layer 1 solution at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) colocation facility.This development means that LSE traders can now leverage speeds of between 5-85 nanoseconds thanks to the unique single hop
Managed futures strategies slumped to their worst month of the year in September, with trend-following hedge funds caught out by sharp reversals in momentum across several markets and asset classes. CTAs, which aim to profit from various trends across equities,
Fintech company, Gold-i has partnered with Aqua Digital Rising, a new alternative asset investment platform that allows people to invest in indices based on human beings.Gold-i is integrating Aqua Digital Rising into its Matrix multi-asset liquidity management platform, enabling brokers
The hedge fund industry has welcomed a decision by the European Union to remove the Cayman Islands – a major offshore domicile for the global hedge fund industry – from a tax haven blacklist. The Alternative Investment Management Association, the
Ramsey Quantitative Systems (RQSI), a quantitative asset management firm, has introduced a novel framework for evaluating the attractiveness of the US stock market based on an extension of the Dividend Discount Model, also known as the Gordon Growth Model. The methodology
Hedge fund short sellers have rebounded with a GBP418 million (USD542.6 million) gain from negative bets against FTSE 100-listed companies – just a month after losing almost the same amount from wayward shorts in UK blue-chip stocks.
SmartStream Technologies, a financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions provider, has launched SmartStream Air version 2.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has appointed Boudewijn Duinstra as Head of First Line Clearing Risk at ICE Clear Europe. “We’re delighted to welcome Boudewijn to ICE Clear Europe,” says Finbarr Hutcheson, President of ICE Clear Europe. “Bou brings extensive risk management
