Deutsche Börse plans to expand the scope of tradable instruments on its pan-European Xetra International market from 86 securities at present to 1,000. By summer 2010 the existing offering for France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Spain and Italy will be
The exponential growth of Big Data will trigger a sharp rise in UK financial services firms being investigated, and potentially fined, by regulators, according to Data-as-a-Service provider Anomaly42. The warning follows a string of high-profile cases of international banks facing multi-million
ABC Quant, a provider of risk management analytical solutions for the hedge fund industry, has launched the Quant Suite Morningstar edition, which offers a choice of risk management and portfolio allocation tools for institutional investors and investment advisers. Morningstar, a
Eurex Clearing, the clearing house of Deutsche Börse Group, has introduced the second release of the new risk system Eurex Clearing Prisma. Clearing members and clients are now able to benefit from portfolio margining capabilities within an asset class as
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Eurex Exchange have jointly decided to concentrate trading in agricultural derivatives within EEX, in which Eurex holds a majority interest of 62.57 per cent. The move will give customers access to a large and
In February 2010 the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.6 million contracts, compared with 10.7 million contracts in February 2009. Of those, 7.45 million were Eurex contracts (+ eight per cent) and 3.15
Derivatives exchange Eurex is expanding its offering of volatility index derivatives based on VStoxx. The new options contract will be launched on 22 March 2010 and complement the existing VStoxx mini future. This step aims to increase the offering of
There is huge performance dispersion between strategies in Asia hedge funds, according to research by GFIA, the Singapore based specialist in skill-based managers in Asian and emerging markets. GFIA reviewed the performance of emerging markets hedge funds in 2008 and
Pershing has launched its Alternative Investment Center, the latest addition to an expanding suite of alternative investment solutions, at its INSITE 2014 conference in Hollywood, Florida. Pershing's Alternative Investment Center, which can be accessed through NetX360, the firm's technology platform,
The London Metal Exchange has submitted a formal proposal to bring trading of forward freight agreements on-exchange in a joint venture with The Baltic Exchange. The LME proposal is to create a new, fully regulated exchange to bring transparency, efficiency
