MarketAxess has reported total monthly trading volume for November 2015 of USD81.7 billion, consisting of USD47.2 billion in US high-grade volume, USD28.9 billion in other credit volume, and USD5.6 billion in liquid products volume. MarketAxess is providing both the reported
The FIX Protocol will now support higher time stamp resolution to enable market participants to be MiFID II compliant. FIX formed the Clock Synchronisation Working Group in June 2015 to look at regulatory technical standard (RTS) on Clock Synchronisation as
All six of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) six investable Long/Short Equity Indices reocrded positive performance in November. Each index is constructed using transparent, liquid ETFs and US Treasury securities to produce hedge fund-style returns without hedge fund pricing, opaqueness
2015 has been a challenging year for CTAs, as commodity market volatility has proved difficult to navigate; especially for systematic CTAs, which are down -1.48 per cent through the calendar year (up to end of October). According to alternative funds
STOXX Ltd is a global index provider, currently calculating a global index family of over 7,000 rules-based and transparent indices. STOXX indices are licensed to more than 500 companies globally. Three of Europe's top ETFs and approximately 25 per cent
ETF Securities is using its established infrastructure to build out its smart beta product offering as investors increasingly turn to lower cost alternatives to active strategies. Having grown into one of Europe's leading ETF providers over recent years, ETF Securities
According to a new report by ETFGI, smart beta equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally, gathered USD53.7billion in the first 10 months of 2015. There were 764 smart beta equity ETFs/ETPs, with 1,336 listings and assets of USD399billion from 106 providers listed
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has launched a new online tax subscription service designed to help clients in the asset management & investment funds and financial institutions sectors when structuring and marketing funds. The service, ‘Simmons & Simmons navigator:
Cordium, a provider of compliance consulting and software solutions to the financial services industry, has launched a new social media review service. As technology advances and social media becomes a more prevalent form of communication, usage by regulated entities such
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) held its annual gala in Italy on 18 November at Milan’s Palazzo Visconti to raise money to support project Edu Care, a project developed by Fondazione Zanetti Onlus (FZO) and SOS Villaggi dei Bambini
