Alternative asset manager Steben & Company’s Steben Managed Futures Strategy Fund has achieved an overall and three-year period 4-Star Morningstar Rating for its Class I Shares (SKLIX) among 95 funds in the managed futures category based on risk-adjusted returns as
FlexTradeSystems, a specialist in multi-asset execution management systems, has recently opened an office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Frankfurt is the heart of the German financial sector and is right at the centre of Europe. Based in the same building
Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint has enhanced its ABACUS/Transactions product, a module-based standard software solution for transaction reporting, by incorporating an MiFIR module to facilitate compliance with the regulatory reporting requirements under MiFID II/MiFIR. The revised Markets in Financial Instruments
Listed options volume climbed in June to its highest level in 10 months after a stock market swoon on the heels of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, accordoing to data released by TABB Group. Volume in
The ability for traders to see the full depth of the order book on an exchange not only proffers greater insight and transparency on the supply and demand of individual stocks, it allows them to enhance their trading strategies, not
How prepared is your firm to handle the aftermath of a security incident? If you haven’t documented your firm’s safeguards, then you may find yourself in hot water. Written Information Security Plans (WISPs) are must-haves in our security-focused culture –
In July 2016, the monthly volume on EEX’s power derivatives market amounted to 244.0 terawatt hours (TWh), increasing the volume traded in July 2015 (172.9 TWh) by 41 per cent. EEX also recorded the highest volume in power options for
NEX Data is working in conjunction with NEX Markets on behalf of the Financial Futures Association of Japan (FFAJ) to produce new FX margin ratios for 170 currency pairs that are core to meeting new Japanese regulatory requirements. Launched in
Colt and Korean financial IT provider Koscom are forming a global securities network partnership to provide ultra-low-latency connectivity between capital markets participants in Korea and the world’s major stock and derivatives exchanges. As part of this collaboration, Koscom, which was
Trident Trust, an independent provider of corporate, trust and fund services to the financial services sector worldwide, has implemented Linedata’s transfer agency and reporting solution Mshare. Trident Trust is using Linedata Mshare and Linedata Reporting initially in Guernsey, Malta and
