Hedge fund and asset management technology provider HedgeGuard has launched its UK business as it begins the rollout of a new cloud technology platform and international expansion. HedgeGuard’s software is designed to reduce costs across the asset management industry and
Liffe, the global derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, and LCH Clearnet, a global central counterparty, have launched credit default swap index contracts on Bclear.
Clearstream is to extend the range of securities eligible for settlement in the future pan-European settlement platform TARGET2-Securities (T2S) by leveraging the network of cross-border links to non T2S markets of its international central securities depository (ICSD). As such, Clearstream
New regulations will drive trading activity in foreign exchange away from options and non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) to futures, which will become a much bigger and more important part of the FX market. In a report, The Futurization of FX Derivatives,
Advent Software, a provider of software and services to the investment management industry, has hosted a series of events to educate hedge fund managers on the effective implementation
Financial information services company Markit has acquired thinkFolio, a London-based maker of portfolio management software. The software from thinkFolio offers sophisticated order management (OMS), portfolio modelling, compliance and cash management capabilities for the cash and derivative markets across multiple asset
Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services has acquired Impendium Systems, a London-based firm that deploys cloud-based software solutions to help customers’ achieve regulatory compliance in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. The acquisition was completed on 10 January 2014 for an
Traiana has launched a service to reconcile client reference data ahead of the introduction of mandatory electronic trading of swaps on swap execution facilities (SEFs). The new service, using technology provided by Duco, reconciles reference data from disparate sources provided
Xtrakter has announced the launch of a mark to market valuation service called XM2M.
Canterbury Consulting, an investment advisory firm to endowments, foundations, family offices and high net-worth investors, has engaged New York-based EnTrustPermal to create a custom hedge fund-of-funds solution for its clients. Canterbury’s engagement with EnTrustPermal will allow Canterbury to offer to
