Chi-X Australia is on target to commence exclusive trading of Transferable Custody Receipts (TraCRs) on its investment products marketplace in early February 2017. TraCRS (pronounced tray-sirs) are based on an underlying asset that is a member of the primary index
Operational due diligence (ODD) is an integral part of winning institutional investment allocations. Being aware of the current focus areas and what is on the horizon is key to preparing your organisation. On 14 September, Michael Merrigan from Shadmoor Advisors
Dorsey, Wright & Associates’ John Lewis explains the virtues of using a relative strength methodology for a commodity rotation strategy and how it can give investors dynamic exposure to the commodities complex to generate excess returns. Dorsey Wright &
Continued fee compression, the need for institutional-quality systems and processes, and a desire to reduce the regulatory and compliance burden are just some of the drivers that are pushing hedge fund managers to embrace outsourcing. "Data management has become a
Chi-X Japan will launch a new venue, Kai-X, on 17 October, having gained final regulatory approvals and registration with Japan’s Financial Services Agency. Kai-X is a Reference Price trading venue where investors can anonymously execute trades at prices equal to
Global commodities broker Marex Spectron has launched NEON Platform, a trading, risk and data platform. The platform combines three key proprietary services: NEON Trader, NEON Risk and NEON Data, with flexible connectivity (NEON Connect). NEON offers a straightforward single
CubeLogik is creating a cloud-based one-stop-shop version of its CubeIntelligence platform for credit risk, market risk, liquidity management and regulatory compliance. Headquartered in London, with representation in the US and Asia, CubeLogik was formerly an operating division of OpenLink, but
Ancoa, a provider of market surveillance and analytics to exchanges, regulators, buy and sell-side firms, has been accredited by Trayport, a provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges, as a Trayport Certified Software Provider (CSP). Trayport's CSP programme
Independent broker and financial technology provider ITG’s PowerMatch functionality, which provides POSIT Alert’s highest-performing users with notification of larger trading opportunities, is delivering average block sizes of 66,000 shares in the US and 85,000 shares in Canada. This is about
Dynamic Credit, an alternative fixed income asset management and advisory firm, has selected ClearStructure Financial Technology's portfolio management solution, Sentry PM, to support its growing ABS and corporate credit business. Dynamic Credit was using an in-house built solution to monitor
