Malta’s launch of its Institutional Securitisations Market (ISM) later this year will put the country on a competitive footing in the sector with Luxembourg and Dublin, according to Managing Partners Group (MPG), the international asset management group. Jeremy Leach (pictured),
In June 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 181.2 TWh on its power derivatives markets (June 2016: 374.7 TWh). The June volume comprises 106.5 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil futures contract achieved a new open interest record of 1,004,645 contracts on 26 September, 2017, surpassing 1 million contracts for the first time. The previous open interest record was 999,264 contracts on 25
The Phelix-DE product suite, which launched on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) in April this year, has been widely welcomed by the market, and is quickly establishing itself as the new benchmark product for German power. EEX says that increasing
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is to introduce caps on maximum rates charged by LME-registered warehouses following a market-wide consultation. This is the final part of the three-year-long warehouse reform programme designed to enhance the LME’s warehouse network and to
Preqin’s Real Estate Online currently tracks 62 South Korea-based institutions that are actively investing in the real estate asset class, collectively representing USD2.5 trillion in total assets. A large proportion of South Korea-based real estate investors are insurance companies (31
Peter Cameron (pictured), Associate Fund Manager, EdenTree Investment Management, on why the Fed won’t hike interest rates… The data out of the US so far this month indicates the US economy is not immune to what’s been happening to the
The US has seen a real resurgence in activism over the last couple of years. Last year, for example, there were 247 activist campaigns; the highest number since 2008 when 284 were recorded according to FactSet data. Over the last
Salman Ahmed (pictured), Global strategist & Portfolio Manager at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, comments on the latest Greek bailout deal… After numerous last-minute deadlines and several twist and turns including the missed IMF payment, we finally seem to be heading
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -1.9 per cent in June. None of the 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (0 per cent), the Lyxor Convertible Arbitrage Index (-0.1 per
