CME Group is to launch European Overnight Index futures based on RepoFunds Rate (RFR) benchmarks and the Euro Short-Term Rate (€STR) in Q4 2022, pending regulatory review. RFR futures will be cash-settled contracts based on RFR benchmarks, a robust measure
Apex Group Ltd has closed its acquisition of Sanne Group (Sanne), a global provider of alternative asset and corporate services for £1.5 billion.
Umbria Network’s Narni bridge, which facilitates the cheap and fast transfer of crypto assets between different blockchains, has added Optimism to its portfolio of bridges. Optimism, a Layer 2 Ethereum scaling solution that uses Optimistic rollups, has seen significant uptake
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association (PBHFA) has partnered with Grassi Advisors & Accountants (Grassi), a provider of tax, audit and accounting services for the financial services industry and high-net-worth individuals.
BitMEX has launched the first ever cryptocurrency FX perpetual swap contracts (FX perps), allowing users to trade an initial 22 contracts on some of the most popular foreign currency pairs 24/7 – even when the foreign exchange (FX) market is closed.
Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology has launched the QuantCube Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Commodity Trade Indicator, which tracks the import and export in volume of Liquefied Natural Gas, to provide supply side commodity and energy futures traders with crucial insights
iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, has completed the acquisition of SIMON Markets. The transaction meaningfully broadens iCapital’s investment menu, technical capabilities, education offerings and support services
OSTTRA’s portfolio reconciliation service, OSTTRA triResolve, is now actively reconciling data received from LCH SwapAgent, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Building on an existing relationship between OSTTRA and LCH SwapAgent, where trades legally confirmed on OSTTRA MarkitWire are
United Fintech, a one-stop-shop for banks, hedge funds, and asset managers, is opening a developer hub in Madrid this week.
Dan James has worked on the sell-side. He’s worked on the buy-side. And now, he’s morphing into the man to know for a job in hedge funds.
