LedgerX, the New York-based institutional trading and clearing platform for digital currencies, has been granted US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approval to operate the first US federally-regulated exchange and clearing house for derivatives contracts settling in digital currencies. LedgerX
TAB has launched the global Crowdfunding and Marketplace Finance Index (CAMFI), marking the start of detailed quantitative tracking of this emerging asset class. TAB partnered with AIF at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Linghao Science and Technology Co Ltd and BBD UK to launch the new
Aquila Capital has strengthened its quantitative investment proposition with the appointment of Fabian Dori as Quantitative Strategist and Portfolio Manager within its Systematic Trading Group. This team oversees Aquila Capital’s quantitative strategies investing in liquid financial markets. Fabian joins
The Gemini Companies’ (Gemini) alternative funds solution, Gemini Alternative Funds, has won the the 2017 Hedgeweek USA Award for Best North American Managed Account Platform, its second consecutive win in this category. Institutional investors and fund managers who read Hedgeweek
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for July 2020 measured 1.82 per cent.Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.55 per cent in August. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement
Crestbridge in Luxembourg will act as the manager for the first platform to be launched under Luxembourg’s recently introduced Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) regime. Following the approval of the RAIF law in July 2016, the launch of the first
The Managed Funds Association (MFA) has announced its 2017-2018 Board of Directors. The new Board and officers will provide governance oversight to MFA and guide the Association’s advocacy, education and communication efforts. MFA’s Board unanimously elected Michael S Harris, President,
The sharp outperformance of technology stocks, which represent 23 per cent of the the S&P 500 currently, lifted the index to new records last week, according to the latest weekly brief by Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. In turn, the
MMRIT, a business that provides fully managed IT services to the financial and legal services sectors in London, has turned to a private cloud solution from iomart to satisfy the security requirements of its customers and help them cut costs.
New York-based PortfolioScience and Eze Software have joined forces to offer the marketplace a unique solution for fund managers: pre-trade compliance rules based on market risk. The RiskAPI service, developed by PortfolioScience, is a fully hosted and customisable risk solution
