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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced its 100th whistleblower award since the creation of the SEC Whistleblower Program as part of the Dodd Frank Act in 2010. “The first 100 Dodd-Frank Act whistleblowers proved that whistleblowing works,” says leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M Kohn, partner at the qui tam law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. “It is now up to Congress to ensure that similar programs are enacted into law, existing programs are enhanced, and ultimately that whistleblowers are fully protected from the corporate backlash that always comes.”
“The original information provided by these 100 Wall Street whistleblowers
The prospect of remote working becoming the “new normal” amid the likelihood of renewed Covid-19 lockdowns is driving investment managers of all sizes and strategies to re-evaluate their operational infrastructure and business practices in light of this year’s unprecedented events, according to SEI Investment Manager Services.
The Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) held its second meeting of the year on 16 September 2020, chaired by Dr Michael Redanz, Managing Director of EWE Trading.
Digital asset trading platform Bitfinex has launched perpetual swaps contracts for Europe 50 and Germany 30, via its Bitfinex Derivatives platform. Each contract offers users up to 100x leverage and both will be settled in tether (USDt).
“This is the first time that an exchange from the digital asset space has launched a product that bridges the gap with traditional stock markets, representing a significant milestone in the evolution of crypto as an established asset class,” says Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex Derivatives. “Notably, settlement is in tether (USDt). This will facilitate the seamless settlement of cross-asset class trading strategies,
Axiom Alternative Investments, a French asset manager with USD1.9 billion under management and offices in London and Paris, has appointed Tom Conquest to the newly created role of Director of Business Development in London.
Cineworld, the beleaguered London-listed global cinema group long targeted by hedge fund short sellers, has been dealt a fresh blow as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, reporting a USD1.6 billion first-half loss with revenues plummeting after theatres were forced to close.
“Our motto is: ‘no beliefs, only processes’,” says Julien Messias, portfolio manager and co-founder of French systematic hedge fund Quantology Capital Management. “We are agnostic as to where the market will go – it is impossible to forecast. So what we trust are our processes.”
The Tungsten TRYCON AI Global Markets Find, which was one of the first AI-based UCITS strategies when it launched back in 2013 is up 4.1 per cent YTD in 2020. In the drawdown period up to March, when many portfolios suffered considerable losses, it was able to generate a gain of over 5 per cent.
The TRYCON fund, managed by Frankfurt-based asset management company Tungsten Capital Management, is designed to deliver uncorrelated returns.
“Government bonds hardly generate adequate returns against the background of the low interest rate environment. In investor portfolios today, much of the pressure to succeed is on
The Besst Point Capital House hedge fund has now moved its trading infrastructure to the MetaQuote’s MetaTrader 5 platform.
The funds traders all now benefits from access to the multi-asset platform, plus powerful algorithmic trading capabilities and a unique ecosystem of services from MetaQuotes.
Besst Point Capital House Limited is an independent global company founded by experienced fund managers. The broker’s team focuses on differentiated strategies that help to successfully manage investments.
Collectively, Besst Point Capital House manages USD250 million in funds for institutions, financial advisers and private investors. Broker team members, who have more than 14 years of investments
Asset managers should focus on regulatory governance issues, says INDOS Financial
Asset managers should focus on regulatory governance issues, says INDOS Financial