Calastone has launched Calastone Data Services, a global market intelligence solution offering fund managers detailed insight and transparency into their global fund distribution whilst also supporting client firms in meeting changing regulatory obligations. MiFID II, the European regulatory framework designed
City Financial has decided to close the Decca Fund to any further subscriptions for both existing and new investors. The Decca Strategy's assets under management have reached approximately USD500million. The fund launched on 1 April 2015, and is managed by
A new study by The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has examined six benchmark indexes that write Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) options, comparing their performances with those of traditional stock, bond and commodity indexes. The study found that
Against a challenging market backdrop, FUM at Man Group grew 8 per cent in 2015 to USD78.7 billion, driven by a positive investment performance of USD2.4 billion, a second year of positive net inflows (USD0.3 billion) and acquisitions. Adjusted profit
Frost Consulting has launched FrostRB, a research valuation & budgeting software platform which gives asset managers the ability to establish monetary (dollar) values for specific unpriced research products and construct monetary research budgets that meet MiFID II research spending requirements.
Artivest, a technology-driven investment platform that provides investors access to best-in-class alternative investment funds, has implemented new initiatives to enhance its offering to financial advisors and their qualified clients. Artivest has joined the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation's Alternative Investment
Frost Consulting has launched FrostRB, a research valuation & budgeting software platform which gives asset managers the ability to establish monetary (dollar) values for specific unpriced research products and construct monetary research budgets that meet MiFID II research spending requirements.
Managed futures traders gained 0.95 per cent in January according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Seventy percent of CTAs were profitable in January as strong downtrends in global equities and commodities helped fuel uptrends in fixed income
Trad-X, a platform for the trading of global interest rate derivatives, has launched a new central limit order book (CLOB) for EurexOTC cleared products to coincide with the EMIR Frontloading date. The CLOB will have an initial focus on the
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, has launched 12 new daily WMR fixes through the eFix Matching solution, with plans to provide electronic execution for all 24 hourly WMR fixes by the end of the
