European derivatives exchange Eurex is to launch bitcoin ETN futures, a new contract that offers clients access to the price of bitcoin in a regulated on-exchange and centrally cleared environment. This offering will be the first regulated market in bitcoin-related
Digital assets’ disruptive potential could herald a seismic shift in markets, with crypto hedge funds bringing bumper returns uncorrelated to other asset classes – but investors remain wary of the patchwork of ad-hoc rules and regulations covering the sector.
UMB Fund Services (UMBFS), a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: UMBF), has been selected to provide services to the AFA Multi-Manager Credit Fund—Alternative Fund Advisors’ (AFA) first registered closed-end interval fund. UMBFS will provide transfer agency, fund accounting, tax
MakerDAO’s Real-World Finance Core Unit has partnered with JST Capital, a financial services firm specialising in the digital assets market, to bring on-chain securitisation to institutional investors. JST and MakerDAO will be working together to develop robust frameworks for bringing
The implementation of ESG metrics for regulated funds under the EU’s sustainability-focused SFDR framework remains a “work in progress” for many hedge funds and other asset managers, according to fund structuring and governance service provider Waystone.
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc, a global Fintech leader, has announced the successful go-live of its transformative distributed ledger repo (DLR) platform. Early participants of the blockchain-enabled platform are realising significant and immediate benefits of reduced risk, operational costs and enhanced
Baton Systems (Baton) has completed connecting to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, making ICE Clear Europe the fifth major global CCP available on the Baton network. All FCMs using Baton will now be
The “fluidity” of virtual conferencing has proved a “silver lining” during the pandemic, optimising allocator time during the investor due diligence process, according to new research by alternatives-focused software-as-a-service and data management company Vidrio Financial.
SIGTech, a provider of quant trading technology for global investment managers, has won a major contract from MasterLink Securities, headquartered in Taiwan, and one of the two leading security dealers in the country. MasterLink will use SIGTech to drive its
SigTech says Python is set to remain the programming language of choice for backtesting investment strategies, as new research reveals the world’s most popular systematic trading language is set to become even better.
