The Bahamas maturity as a wealth management centre provides it with an inherent understanding that changes to its regulatory and business environment should not be knee-jerk reactions to market or political conditions but measured responses that build on the trust
When the European Central Bank’s pan-European settlement platform TARGET2-Securities (T2S) goes live in waves from 2015 to 2017, Liquidity Alliance members will benefit from access to the resulting pan-European liquidity pool. Streamlined settlement will integrate respective assets for smooth collateral
“It is critical to know that what we’re building is a two-sided network that has benefits both for investors and fund managers,” comments Sam Hocking (pictured), founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Imatchative. The company has just completed (27 October
Sky Road, a managed service provider for customisable trade processing and risk platforms, has integrated the Sky Road Motion Services Platform with Bloomberg B-PIPE, a normalised and consolidated real-time market data feed. As a result of this integration, Sky Road’s
Eurex Credit Clear has become the first central counterparty in the world to successfully clear a single name credit default swap.
NYSE Euronext has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nyfix, a provider of solutions that optimize trading efficiency, in an all-cash deal for USD1.675 per share of common st
Williams Trading has become the latest firm to partner with AltX, the cloud-based data analytic network that uses proprietary algorithms to develop relationships between investors and hedge funds. Founded in 1997, Williams Trading is a full-service firm that provides equities
Linedata has launched Linedata Optima, a suite of business process management (BPM) tools designed for fund accounting and administration and which will run across Linedata’s suite of fund servicing solutions. BPM tools are key in an era where increasing emphasis
Jersey Finance has embarked on a ramped-up programme of activity in Asia this autumn, including launching an inaugural series of Roadshow events in key markets across the Far and Middle East. The tailored series of breakfast and lunchtime events will
As global banks deleverage and pursue a course of balance sheet strengthening, the opportunities to build exposure to bank debt have become numerous. Loan trading in 2013 rose to USD530bn. According to eVestment, floating rate bank debt was one of
