Cowen Group, Inc has launched the Ramius Trading Strategies Managed Futures Fund providing investors with access to a portfolio of institutional-caliber managed futures managers in a daily liquidity format utilising Ramius’ proprietary managed account infrastructure, which allows for position level
A team at University College London (UCL) has evaluated the overnight process that maintains the constant maturity aspect of the GMEX Interest Rate Swap Index Average (IRSIA) Constant Maturity Future (CMF) product as an alternative to interest rate swaps (IRS). The
Omgeo has partnered with London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) UnaVista to support tri-party matching of synthetic equity swaps between executing brokers, prime brokers and investment managers. The offering links UnaVista, a global hosted platform for all matching, validation and reconciliation
Cyber security has quickly become a headline risk for hedge fund managers. On 15 April 2014, the SEC issued its Cyber-Security Risk Alert, a detailed 26-point questionnaire that aims to address various elements of a hedge fund’s technical and operational
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is introducing a mini volatility index future based on VStoxx.
US investors can now trade the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) latest suite of Asian index futures: SGX MSCI Thailand Index Futures, SGX-PSE MSCI Philippines Index Futures and SGX MSCI India Index Futures. SGX’s newest three index futures contracts, which are based
Hedge fund investors are taking a more measured approach to their allocation process. They want to understand the alpha proposition and the risk-weighted return profile of a manager but, as important as market risk is, they want assurances that operational
“We’ve risen to the challenge to offer a truly integrated risk management approach with APT Enterprise,” comments Laurence Wormald (pictured), COO and head of research, SunGard APT, adding: “When you have different systems and you’re trying to estimate a VaR
Broadridge Financial Solutions has launched Broadridge Investment Management Solutions (IMS) Performance Reporting, exclusively designed for institutional asset managers. Asset managers can have access to performance and attribution as part of an integrated suite that includes order management, portfolio management, risk
Global funds transaction network Calastone has been listed at number 42 in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, published on 7 September. The Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing
