The London Metal Exchange (LME) is enhancing the procedures for establishing the Closing Prices on its open outcry trading floor, the Ring. The refinement is designed to increase the efficiency of the final trading session of the day (the afternoon
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
Robin Fuller of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association looks at new opportunities for the Guernsey funds sector and highlights fintech as one likely to be significant. Winston Churchill’s quote of ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’ has been
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange Limited (CISE) has ceased discussions regarding the acquisition of the European marketplace for SMEs, the Danish-based GXG Markets A/S (GXG). It was announced on 22 July that an in-principle agreement for the transaction had been
Managed futures traders lost 1.27 per cent in April according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index is up 2.22 per cent year to date. “Sharp trend reversals in commodity and bond markets, coupled with a rapid
Algomi, the network company providing information-matching solutions for the optimisation of fixed income liquidity, has signed the 100th buy-side firm to its Honeycomb network globally. Algomi’s Honeycomb Network allows investment firms to see which dealer is best placed to facilitate
This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Real Estate, Q2 2015 focuses on institutional investors in private real estate and their plans for the next 12 months regarding strategy, regional preferences and the size and number of planned capital commitments.
DBV-X, a new EU regulated marketplace for collateral and secured deposits, is to go live in Europe later this year. Focused solely on funding and collateral needs, DBV-X will offer market participants access to a diverse range of counterparties and
The average time taken to exit private equity-backed buyout investments has increased year-on-year since 2008. In this extract from the Preqin Private Equity Spotlight: May 2015, Anna Strumillo and Ciantelle Lawrence conduct an in-depth analysis of buyout holding periods. Private
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
