FIX Trading Community is sponsoring the ISO Study Group to determine the rules for the allocation of the ISIN standard to derivative instruments. As part of this effort, FIX is documenting a set of best practices to support the creation
ProTrak International has released a major upgrade to its CRM platform for investment managers, hedge funds and private equity firms, Release 11.0. The latest release features a new option allows users to set up a designated secure folder where a
CME Group is to sell its suburban Chicago data centre in Aurora, Illinois to data centre services provider CyrusOne for USD130 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. As part of the sale, CME Group will enter into
By Philip Graham (pictured), Harneys, TEAM BVI Member – One of the hottest topics in the hedge fund industry for 2016 is the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). It is affecting everyone far and wide and given it was implemented in the British Virgin
Cowen Prime Services has been named Best Global Prime Broker at the 2016 Hedgeweek Awards. This award is based on a peer review system whereby Hedgeweek’s readers, including institutional and high net worth investors, hedge fund managers, and other industry
Twenty-eight of the world’s largest banks are participating in industrywide testing of the first ever Central Margining service for non-cleared OTC derivatives, which was released by AcadiaSoft and delivered in collaboration with TriOptima last month. Industry testing of the AcadiaSoft
Custom House Global Fund Services, an independent hedge fund administration specialist, is expanding its sales and operations in North America with the appointment of Sebastien Sacre as Managing Director of the Chicago office – the US headquarters for Custom House
Capital Support has been awarded with the Cyber Essentials Plus certificate, which is presented to organisations that have displayed a particularly high level of dedication towards maintaining a high standard of cybersecurity. The Cyber Essentials Plus certificate is a government-backed
Pacific Fund Systems is a global leader in supporting investment fund accounting and administration through its integrated share registry/fund accounting platform, PFS-PAXUS. With fund administrators under increasing pressure from AIFMs to provide a broader suite of regulatory reporting services –
One of the biggest decisions for fund managers under AIFMD is whether or not to appoint an external AIFM. But as management companies, many of whom have experience supporting traditional managers under the UCITS framework, continue to espouse the virtues
