Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage services and technology provider, has launched Merlin Dossier, a one-click solution that allows hedge fund managers to create detailed reports about their funds with up-to-date net performance information. “Merlin Dossier creates a standardised overview of
BNY Mellon has received regulatory approval to launch a new Issuer Central Securities Depository (CSD) entity that will offer market participants enhanced interoperability and efficiency in the global post-trade arena. BNY Mellon CSD SA/NV will offer issuer, settlement and safekeeping
NYSE Euronext global derivatives average daily volume (ADV) in March 2013 of 8.1 million contracts was in line with March 2012, and represented a decrease of 7.8 per cent from February 2013 levels. NYSE Euronext European derivatives products ADV
Montanaro Asset Management, a London based asset manager, has implemented Charles River’s Investment Book of Record (IBOR) to provide portfolio managers and traders with up to date position and cash information in the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS).
CBOE Futures Exchange plans to expand CBOE Volatility Index (VIX index) futures trading hours – currently 7:00 am CT to 3:15 pm CT – in two phases, beginning in May. The first phase of expanded trading hours is designed
KOGER has enhanced its workflow management software to provide the fund services sector with ‘complete functionality for document, business process and client contact management’. KOGER says the workflow platform now offers process control and efficiency with full operational transparency, and
Scope has published a new rating methodology for evaluating the quality and competence of individual investment teams within asset management companies. The methodology is applied to investment teams which predominantly invest in liquid, traditional instruments such as shares and bonds,
Morgan Stanley has cleared over-the-counter interest rate swap transactions for clients of the firm at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Trades were cleared on the first day of operation of the CME Clearing service for interest rate swaps. This follows the
The first mobile-focused personal wealth manager exclusively for crypto assets, B21, has announced a partnership with Salus Alpha, a licensed and regulated investment provider for retail and institutional clients. Through this partnership, B21 will list Salus Alpha’s Smarter than Crypto
FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), a non-profit, industry standards organisation for the global electronic trading community, has published recommended best practices and accompanying implementation guidelines for the electronic trading of bonds. These recommendations will enable bond market participants to benefit from
