Portcullis Asset Management Limited is launching as a Malta based Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) to assist alternative investment funds to comply with the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive (AIFMD). Portcullis has appointed David Barry to the board and as
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) will be a participant of the GMEX Exchange when the exchange launches on 7 August 2015. BofAML will offer execution and clearing services, for the GMEX products, to its client base. The initial products
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its second options market – EDGX Options. BATS is planning to open the new market on Monday, 2 November, 2015. EDGX Options will
Shanghai Stock Exchange, China Financial Futures Exchange and Deutsche Börse are to launch a joint venture to develop and to market financial instruments based on Chinese underlyings to international investors outside mainland China. The venture is designed to support the
Markit. a provider of financial information services, has launched an FX trade confirmation service, which matches FX option trade terms to generate legally binding trade confirmations that are recorded centrally, allowing counterparties to manage trade lifecycle events more efficiently. Citi
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched a new capability within its Wealth Management Services (WMS) business to streamline the processing of internal account transfers for alternative investments. With DTCC’s Alternative Investment Products (AIP) service, market participants can
Celoxica, a provider of accelerated market data, order entry and pre-trade risk solutions for the electronic trading community, has launched the Celoxica Ticker Plant (CTP) for OPRA. OPRA, the Options Price Reporting Authority, which provides market data for 12 US
CME Group has launched eight new European Power futures contracts on CME Europe covering the German, French, Spanish and Italian markets. They are all base load and peak load contracts and cash settled against the leading power auctions for each
Voth Nixon Group has launched the VNX Alternative Investment Multi-Asset Fund (AIMAF), which is designed to capitalise on VNX’s long-standing hedge fund solution strategy. “Succeeding the market volatility within the last years, it is imperative that investors understand the liability
Thomas Miller Investment (TMI), a member of the 129 year old Thomas Miller Group of companies, has launched two new Dublin-domiciled, UCITS compliant bond funds. The TMI Sterling Bond Fund and TMI US Dollar Bond Fund are both registered for
