Derek Adler (pictured), a founder member and director of International Financial Administration Group Ltd (ifina), responds to a recent Hedgeweek article about a new SuMi TRUST whitepaper… Having worked in the City of London from the mid 1970s until the late 1990s as
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is delighted to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission on 13 July 2015. Under the terms of the MoU, the commissions agree
From 8-10 September, 2015, 11 teams from five countries will compete in the championship round of SunGard’s Global Coder Cup ’15, a financial technology code-a-thon, to be held at FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium. At the event the finalists will
With cyber risks increasing year-on-year, and regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) taking an increasingly prominent role in assessing the preparedness of broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, establishing cybersecurity best practices is not only useful; it’s a
Options Chief Technology Officer John Bryant (pictured) explains how the company is constantly working to stay ahead of the risks posed to the hedge fund industry by cybersecurity issues… HW: What are you doing to manage and enhance the security
AlternativeSoft, a provider of buy-side analytics for manager research and portfolio construction in the alternatives and long only markets has announced AlternativeSoft v3.5. With a reputation for consistently providing the latest academically proven quantitative models for fund analysis, AlternativeSoft has
Tradeweb Markets’ new regulated marketplace for trading interest rate swaps in Japan has seen its first trade under Japan’s new mandatory trading rules. Market participants also completed a significant number of other transactions on the Tradeweb electronic trading platform (ETP).
TPG Software, the portfolio accounting, performance management, and analytics software provider, has added S&P Capital IQ’s enterprise data solutions to its client service offering. S&P Capital IQ’s data includes Global Fixed Income Terms & Conditions, Evaluated Pricing and credit ratings
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has officially launched JSE Eris Interest Rate Swap (IRS) Futures, which will be based on the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate (JIBAR) and denominated in South African Rand (ZAR). The product will follow the standard South
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued Orders of Registration to ICE Futures Canada (ICEFC), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Montréal Exchange (MX), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Montréal, Québec,
