Thomson Reuters has launched ESG Peer View on its flagship desktop product Eikon, a significant enhancement of its ESG data capabilities that is designed to facilitate more customisable and detailed analysis for socially responsible investing (SRI) and risk analysis. ESG
A paper has been published by researchers at the University of St Gallen analysing an FX dataset from CLS, a financial market infrastructure delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, to identify information asymmetry in the FX market and estimate its
NEX has signed a Statement of Commitment to adopt the principles of the FX Global Code across its EBS FX trading platforms and NEX Optimisation services. NEX announced the signing of the Statement of Commitment and introduced a new NEX
FIX Trading Community has released its Recommended Practices for Commission Unbundling as required by MiFID II. MiFID II has introduced the requirement to explicitly separate commissions into their component parts (eg execution, research) with a focus on the specific identification
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for October 2020 measured -0.11 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.31 per cent in November. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management, a Stockholm-based global healthcare-focused hedge fund firm, saw its flagship strategy rise in August thanks to a tentative recovery in the med-tech sector and signs of more M&A activity within healthcare stocks. The Rhenman Healthcare
FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications and services, has appointed Franck Gossieaux as Executive Vice President, Global Head of Sales and Client Solutions. In this role, Gossieaux will be responsible for overseeing all global sales and client
Hedge funds betting against Tesla have suffered their worst monthly hit yet, with negative wagers bringing a hefty USD9.5 billion of losses to short sellers in August – but recent turbulence in Elon Musk’s mega-cap electric carmaker this week may
German-based technology provider DIGITEC has released a successor product for its D3 platform, which provides pricing solutions for FX and MM trading businesses. DIGITEC has been working closely with major banks globally to define needs and requirements for the D3
Harvest Capital Strategies, the asset management subsidiary of investment banking and alternative asset management firm JMP Group, has made a minority investment in Astor Investment Management, a Chicago-based registered investment advisor with USD1.9 billion of assets under management. Astor’s approach
