Trax, a provider of capital market data, trade matching and regulatory reporting services, has launched the Insight Demonstrator, a validation engine allowing institutional firms to test their reporting activity against MiFID II transaction reporting obligations. The Insight Demonstrator capitalises on
CBOE Holdings is to launch options on FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE China 50 Index. Chief Executive Officer Edward T Tilly (pictured) made the announcement at the the firm’s Risk Management Conference Asia (RMC) in Hong Kong. Options on
Natixis Global Asset Management has launched the ASG Dynamic Allocation Fund (DAAFX), a global asset allocation mutual fund managed by AlphaSimplex Group, LLC (AlphaSimplex). The fund seeks to deliver long-term capital appreciation to investors looking for a tactical global asset
A new trading team has joined London-based specialist CTO Old Park Capital to launch the SI8 strategy from 1 December. According to the firm, the SI8 strategy is a systematic trading model that generates uncorrelated high risk adjusted returns from
LME Clear, the clearing house for the London Metal Exchange (LME) market, has launched two new services – trade compression and the ability to post metals warrants as collateral. “We are delighted to be offering these two new services,” says
Lyxor Asset Management (Lyxor) and Och-Ziff Capital Management (Och-Ziff) have launched the Lyxor/OZ US Equity Opportunities Fund on Lyxor’s alternative UCITs platform. The launch of this new US long/short equity strategy makes Lyxor the eighth alternative manager on the platform.
Underwhelming performance in 2015 and high investor dissatisfaction have reduced inflows and demand for CTA funds, according to a report release by Preqin. Having recorded returns of +10.85 per cent in 2014, their strongest performance since returning +15.70 per cent
Euronext is to launch Spotlight options on ABN AMRO Group as of 26 November on its Amsterdam derivatives market. The options (ABN) follow the company’s successful IPO and listing on Euronext Amsterdam, that took take place on 20 November. Spotlight
CLS Group (CLS), a provider of risk mitigation and operational services for the forex (FX) market, and Markit, a provider of financial information services, have launched a new FX settlement service for the cross currency swaps market. Cross currency swap
In this extract from November’s Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight, Alastair Hannah takes a detailed look at CTA launches, different trading methodologies, strategies and markets traded, as well as providing an outlook for the rest of the year. CTA launches Fifty
