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Systematic asset manager RAM Active Investments has chosen EFA to support the launch and administration of the new RAM Stable Climate Global Equities Fund.The AI-driven sustainable fund’s objective is to tackle climate emergency and to provide RAM’s investors an active strategy resulting in a strong performance.
As a company, EFA has always been strongly committed to ESG issues. This ensures funds with a sustainable strategy that their administration value chain is also “green”.
“Several items contribute to RAM AI’s continuous partnership with EFA,” says says Thomas de Saint-Seine, CEO, Partner & Senior Fund Manager, RAM Active Investments. “The fact that
TriOptima has extended its collaboration with AcadiaSoft to automate monthly collateral interest payments, making trade processing more efficient for over-the-counter (OTC) market participants.
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Dewi John has been appointed as Lipper UK Head of Research at Refinitiv.
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Digital asset trading platform Bitfinex Derivatives launched perpetual contracts for pound/tether (GBPF0:USTF0), euro/tether (EURF0:USTF0) and yen/tether (JPYF0:USTF0).
The GBPF0:USTF0, EURF0:USTF0 and JPYF0:USTF0 perpetual contracts went live on 01/09/20 at 9:00 AM UTC. Each contract will offer users up to 100x leverage and will be settled in USDt.
“These leading benchmark currency products will provide investors with further avenues for managing and offsetting risk, and deploying sophisticated trading strategies,” says Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex Derivatives. “As the preeminent hub for institutional and professional traders in the digital asset space, we feel the addition of these perpetual swap
Singapore-based Broctagon Fintech Group has upgraded its NEXUS 2.0 liquidity aggregator technology, with the launch of Native Altcoin Liquidity Management.
The precision-based liquidity management system (LMS) allows exchanges to regulate the demand and supply of their native altcoins via algo-automated execution to achieve healthy liquidity and enhance token tradability.
Unlike bitcoin and major altcoins such as ethereum and litecoin, most exchange tokens still suffer from chronic illiquidity. This lack of liquidity often leads to high slippage and huge spreads, making conditions undesirable for trading, let alone holding it for the long term. Without sufficient participation by traders and investors,
CrossTower, a new digital asset exchange operator, has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce.
The Chamber is the world’s leading trade association and advocacy group representing digital asset and blockchain industry innovators, operators and investors.
Now in its sixth year of existence, the Chamber serves four primary functions: to engage in policy work with state, federal and international stakeholders; to foster partnerships throughout the blockchain and crypto industry; to encourage capital formation and investment; and to advance the broader adoption of blockchain technology.
“This stage in the evolution of the digital asset class is a critical time to
Apex Group has partnered with Calypso technology to provide front to back office solutions to Ardent Financial Limited.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Hedge fund short sellers look set to gain from bets against London-headquartered Capita after the embattled global outsourcing and professional services provider’s stock price slipped again following recent poor first half results.
Capita suffered a GBP28.5 million (USD38 million) loss during the first six months of 2020, and warned of a two-year cash flow squeeze as a result of the coronavirus crisis in its H1 statement last month. The outsourcer’s shares fell some 8 per cent to 28.7p following the announcement before recovering slightly.
Hedge funds have been ramping up bets against the company lately, whose shares again fell under
Somerset Capital Management, a global emerging markets specialist investment manager, has launched a new strategy which aims to capitalise on the growth potential among small and medium-sized ESG-friendly companies in emerging market countries.
CME Group has launched of options on its Micro E-mini S&P 500 and Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts, which are now available for trading.
Options on the Micro E-mini S&P 500 and Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures are 1/10th the size of their E-mini options counterparts. The listing cycle for the new options consists of five Friday weekly options, three end-of-month options and two quarterly options contracts.
Successful options contracts require a robust, liquid underlying futures market. Since launching one year ago, Micro E-mini Equity futures have rapidly developed round-the-clock liquidity and become the most successful new product in CME Group’s
