TradesParent, a provider of Commodity Management Solutions, has become a registered service provider with CME Group to help extend regulatory reporting capabilities for the commodity processing and trading community. “We are pleased to work with TradesParent to provide the global
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has reported record monthly notional value cleared for credit default swaps (CDS) in September, with over USD1.75 trillion in gross notional and a daily record of over USD450 billion cleared on 20 September. Additionally, ICE Clear Credit,
Institutional investors based in Asia-Pacific have allocated more capital to hedge funds in recent years, reaching a record USD202 billion as of the end of 2016, up from USD180 billion a year earlier, according to Preqin’s new Hedge Funds in
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 265.8 TWh on its power derivatives markets in September 2017 (September 2016: 373.3 TWh). The September volume comprised 139.2 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing
StarCompliance, a provider of enterprise compliance and regulatory software solutions for the financial services industry, has secured an investment from Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to support its global growth strategy. StarCompliance’s software platform helps financial
Following the publication of the European Commission’s proposed amendment to the ESA Regulation to give more supervising authority to ESMA, EBA and EIOPA, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has expressed its surprise and concern about the new
Pragma, a multi-asset quantitative trading technology provider, has enhanced Pragma360’s algorithmic suite to support triangulation of cross pair trading. The new functionality, created in response to client demand, allows traders to trade cross-pairs through triangulation to achieve better prices. By splitting
Two developments reverberated in hedge funds this week, with asset and sector rotations accelerating as US yields kept on adjusting to the Fed, which gives every sign it will proceed with normalisation, while President Trump also unveiled his tax blueprint.
By George Ralph, RFA – We all know that cyber-attacks are not only more prevalent but they are increasing in ferocity, becoming ever more ambitious and overt. The latest culprits, Petya and WannaCry both used phishing attacks to spread malware
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), formerly the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), has created a Standardised Total Expense Ratio (STER) that calculates a single, standardised expense ratio to facilitate better understanding, comparison and monitoring of fees and expenses
