From the historic stock market sell-off and volatility surge that wreaked havoc on investment portfolios during March to the continued working-from-home practices which have thrown up various operational obstacles spanning technology, cybersecurity and infrastructure, the coronavirus crisis has upended all
Following the extreme market volatility experienced in October 2014, the regulatory agencies that oversee the US Treasury market began efforts to examine market structure and determine whether increased regulation is required. TABB Group’s latest research, “US Treasury Market 2016: Bamboo
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, has added JP Morgan Asset Management to the expanding partner network of Hazeltree LiquidityWeb, an integrated cash management and sweep platform. This new partnership provides a straight-through process between buy-side firms
French asset management firm Amundi is launching a single platform designed to bring its real and alternative assets under one entity and drive its aim of becoming one of the leading alternative asset managers in Europe. The firm writes that
Eleven out of 13 hedge fund strategies covered by the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes delivered positive returns in June. The two exceptions were CTA Global and Short Selling. The best performing strategy was Emerging Markets (5.24 per cent), followed by Distressed Securities
FINCAD is holding a follow-up to its incredibly popular July live webinar “Negative Rates: Dealing with an Unorthodox Experiment,” with an interactive discussion tomorrow, 28 September, designed to help answer any questions arising from this pressing topic. The live Q&A
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has been named the Best North American Cloud Services Provider in the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2016. The awards, which celebrate the achievements of the best
Maples Fund Services, a division of MaplesFS and an independent global fund services provider, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Hong Kong office. Commencing operations in Hong Kong in 2006, Maples Fund Services provides accounting, middle
CBOE Holdings is to acquires Bats Global in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately USD32.50 per share, or a total of approximately USD3.2 billion, consisting of 31 per cent cash and 69 per cent CBOE Holdings stock. The
Avelacom, a high-performance global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, has completed a new route between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and New York, USA. The route offers the new, fastest speed for the transmission of market data and
