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NZX and the European Energy Exchange (EEX) have announced a Co-operation Agreement with a focus on securing new opportunities in the New Zealand carbon market.
This is a market that enables participants such as businesses with carbon emissions and forest landowners to efficiently manage their obligations under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme – the Government’s main tool for meeting domestic and international climate policy targets.
NZX CEO, Mark Peterson, says new opportunities are opening up as the New Zealand emissions market matures.
“We believe that the transparency and security of a regulated market will add value to the existing
QuantHouse, a global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure products and part of Iress (IRE.ASX), is to make real-time and historical data for cash cryptocurrency pairs available through its single API via DVeX.
DVeX is the electronic digital asset exchange owned and operated by DV Chain, part of the DV Trading group of companies.
DV Trading is a liquidity provider and active market maker across a wide range of asset classes including cryptocurrencies. Leveraging its significant presence in the cryptocurrency sector, DV Chain has launched its own electronic OTC marketplace for
Neuberger Berman has launched the Neuberger Berman Macro Opportunities FX Fund, which aims to deliver positive returns of 5-6 per cent in excess of cash per annum before fees, primarily by exploring relative value across G10 currencies.
The fund’s investment strategy is based on an established process, which has a track record of producing returns with a low correlation to equities, bonds and alternatives, demonstrating particularly strong resilience in adverse market conditions.
Ugo Lancioni, Neuberger Berman’s head of currency management, is responsible for the Neuberger Berman Macro Opportunities FX Fund, with additional support from a dedicated team of five investment
Risk concentration in investor portfolios has been building in a prevailing ‘risk-on’ environment, leading to substantial growth in global equity markets over the past decade. There are numerous reasons for this, led principally by the decisive action of central bankers to print money through quantitative easing. This has led to an artificial suppression of market volatility causing equities to boom and fixed income yields to head into unparalleled negative territory.
However, such a concentration of risk represents a potentially significant source of volatility, should the markets switch to a ‘risk-off’ regime in 2020. And for systematic equity funds, that is
Geneva-based group Notz Stucki has acquired the Geneva-based alternative management company JAM Research, a provider of hedge fund investment services to wealthy private clients.
Founded in 2002 by Alexis Sautereau, JAM Research specialises in the analysis and selection of hedge funds with a view to building multi-strategy portfolios that generate a consistent absolute performance.
Alexis Sautereau has more than 20 years’ experience in a variety of financial sectors. He began working in options and equities trading before moving into technology consulting and then corporate finance. In 1999, he joined Unigestion, one of the European leaders in alternative management, and became
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime that comes into effect today (9 December) is a positive step for the financial services industry – but its failure to include Appointed Representative Firms (ARFs) and their individuals is an oversight, according to Sturgeon Ventures, a regulatory incubator.
SM&CR is principally about changing the way financial services businesses operate.
The SM&CR replaces the Approved Persons Regime and will now apply to all FCA solo-regulated firms as well as banks and insurance companies who joined the regime earlier. It aims to improve governance within financial services firms by making individuals more accountable from
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) and SimCorp have partnered to connect BNY Mellon’s range of custody capabilities – including settlement, safekeeping, and cash and securities services – with SimCorp’s integrated front-to-back investment management system, SimCorp Dimension.
The companies say the new connectivity provides mutual clients globally with enhanced operational efficiency and transparency in core investment processes, more efficient enterprise risk management, and increased speed to market for on-boarding.
BNY Mellon and SimCorp will pursue a shared roadmap to deliver an open and integrated operating model, with enhanced custody information and improved operational efficiencies. Clients of
Mediolanum Banking Group has officially opened it new European Asset Management Headquarters in Dublin. The Irish operations of Banca Mediolanum comprise Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL) and Mediolanum International Life Dac.
Mediolanum Banking Group has had a presence in Dublin since 1997. MIFL is responsible for the design, development, investment management and distribution of investment funds distributed to approximately 1.5 million clients in Italy, Germany and Spain whose needs are served by over 5,200 Family Bankersâ. A local 40-strong investment team manages cEUR42 billion of assets from the Dublin office.
MIFL is the R&D centre for investment management within
Heading into year-end, hedge funds extended their run of positive performance in November with broad-based gains across all strategies, led by the high-beta exposure sub-strategies, Healthcare, Technology, and Fundamental Value.
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained +1.2 per cent in November, as optimism regarding US economic growth outweighed risks and negative sentiment around trade/tariff negotiations and impeachment proceedings, according to data released today by HFR.
The HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index, an investible index of 500 leading hedge funds, advanced +0.8 per cent in November, while the HFRI-I Liquid Alternative UCITS Index added +0.43 per cent, led by
First Eagle Investment Management (First Eagle) is to acquire THL Credit Advisors, an alternative credit manager with approximately USD17 billion in assets under management as of 30 September, 2019.
The acquisition complements First Eagle’s established alternative credit platform, solidifying its place among the leaders in both tradable credit and middle-market direct lending.
First Eagle is an independent, privately owned investment firm with approximately USD99 billion in assets under management as of 30 September, 2019. The acquisition of THL Credit will expand the range of differentiated investment solutions First Eagle offers to institutional and retail investors worldwide while strengthening its partnerships
