Platinum Capital Management has announced that seven international banks have now placed the Platinum Washington Fund Ltd, on their approved lists for investment and onward
Funds of funds and alternative investment funds are helping to drive growth in the Isle of Man’s collective funds industry, which has seen an increase in the number of fund
The European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) has completed the acquisition of Grexel Systems Oy, a provider of energy certificate registries in Europe. The company currently operates 15 energy certificate registries in Europe. With this transaction, EEX Group is expanding its
Regulatory scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the brutal dogfight for scarce alpha are pushing US hedge funds to implement a more rigorous and formalised trading process, according to a study from TABB Group. The firm’s eighth
NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, says its multi-serial options on Euribor have traded over two million lots in two months. NYSE Liffe launched multi-serial options on Euribor on 19 January to offer further hedging opportunities to
Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform, has launched a sub-account feature that allows users of the exchange to set up multiple trading accounts within one master account. The addition of the sub-account feature meets institutional demand to deploy more complex crypto
Multi-asset brokerage and clearing specialist Newedge has cleared its first OTC interest rate swap (IRS) contract. The transaction is also the first to be cleared on CME Clearing by a non-traditional OTC swap dealer. The clearing process is supported with
LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, has reported record results for 2019 across all sales and client growth metrics tracked by the firm. This rapid growth was fuelled by a continued rise in demand for its
Montréal Exchange (MX), Canada’s derivatives exchange, now opens for trading at 2:00 am EDT, or 7:00 am London time. The move to extend its trading hours is in response to an increase in activity and demand from MX’s global clients,
Digital asset exchange Kraken has acquired Crypto Facilities, a regulated cryptocurrency trading platform and index provider. The combination creates a specialist in cryptocurrency spot and futures trading. London-based Crypto Facilities offers individuals and institutions transparent, secure, 24/7 trading on a
