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Nasdaq Dubai has today launched futures trading on FTSE Russell’s FTSE Saudi Arabia Index, which tracks 46 Saudi Arabia-listed companies. The futures are designed as investment tools for global and regional investors including funds that use the index as a benchmark for investing in Saudi equities.
The move is part of a rapid expansion of Nasdaq Dubai’s equity derivatives market covering Saudi Arabia, whose Tadawul stock market is the largest and most heavily traded in the Middle East. Nasdaq Dubai launched single stock futures trading on 12 Saudi companies last month.
Ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq Dubai MarketSite
Avelacom, a provider of global connectivity and IT solutions provider for the financial services industry, has selected Interxion as its data centre partner in Ireland.
As Dublin’s financial industry continues to thrive with the growth of fintech, banking and cryptocurrencies, Avelacom is launching its latest point of presence (PoP) in Dublin to meet the growing demand in the Irish market. This growth is driven by new cryptocurrency trading platforms based in Dublin, international financial services expanding their services in Ireland and Ireland’s growing economy. To support this expansion Avelacom is working with Interxion to extend its low latency network to
Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based analysis software for investment professionals, has opened new offices in Paris and Shanghai.
The Paris office will be run by Zenja Sabah Randjelovic who joins as Sales Director for Continental Europe. Zenja has over 20 years in selling financial software solutions. Zenja will be based in the new office located at 6 rue Duret, 75116 Paris and will focus on extending the Style Analytics footprint throughout Continental Europe.
Additionally, the Shanghai office located at JinMao Building, 88 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, will be run by Nicole Wang, Business Development Manager, who has
Financial services consulting firm Oyster Consulting (Bermuda) Ltd has appointed Ann Daniels to provide consulting services with an emphasis on AML/CFT and Risk Compliance.
Daniels (pictured) brings more than 15 years of experience in Regulatory Risk and Compliance in the financial services industry. Ann’s compliance and consulting roles with small firms, law firms, investment businesses honed her skills, including the development, implementation and oversight of Compliance programs. Daniels’ experience also includes the development and implementation of AML/CFT risk assessment policies, procedures, and training; automated monitoring systems; risk assessment methodologies; the implementation of standards and a program of oversight compliance professionals.
Caspian, a full-stack digital asset trading and portfolio management platform for institutional investors and sophisticated traders, has confirmed that Singapore-based KuCoin will be the first exchange to list its Caspian Token (CSP).
CSP is an ERC-20 utility token which offers discounts and incentives on the use of the trading platform as well as the development of unique third-party tools and features.
Caspian provides investment managers and traders with a comprehensive Order and Execution Management System (OEMS), Portfolio Management System (PMS) and Risk Management System (RMS). Caspian is a single interface into all major digital asset exchanges, a complete suite
Axiom Alternative Investments, a French asset manager with USD1.3 billion assets under management and offices in London and Paris, has launched the Axiom Credit Opportunity Fund – a market neutral credit derivatives strategy fund, targeting double digit net returns.
Axiom Credit Opportunity targets an annual net return of 12 per cent in EUR and a Sharpe ratio greater than two. The fund’s non-market-directional strategy will be invested in credit derivatives, a USD8.5 trillion market (Source: BRI).
The fund’s strategy focuses on capturing value arising from two principal sources: the structural price anomalies within the credit derivatives market and the opportunities created by
Most Alternative UCITS funds were off to a very good start in January, according to the LuxHedge Global Alternative UCITS Index which posted a solid gain of +1.30 per cent to start the year, well recuperating December losses. Four out of five funds were able to post positive results for the month.


Nearly every strategy index showed a positive performance, with funds within Equity Hedge leading the pack: LuxHedge Equity Hedge UCITS Index +1.68 per cent. Long/Short UCITS advanced with +2.25 per cent, Equity Market Neutral UCITS with +0.58 per cent. Performance was strongest for US and AP strategies, mainly
INTL FCStone is hosting its second annual Global Markets Outlook conference in Orlando, Florida next week, one of the only conferences that covers all actively traded securities and commodities including corn, coffee, dairy, wheat, and gold among many others.
Attendees at this year’s conference will have the opportunity to meet and interact with almost 300 professionals across almost every global financial and commodity market. Those interested in commodities will have the opportunity to meet with producers, consumers, and intermediaries with opportunities to connect with bankers, financial institutions, and wealth managers on the financial markets side.
Global Markets Outlook will span
Symbiont, a financial technology company delivering enterprise blockchain solutions, is partnering with Templum, a technology company for the private markets to deliver smart securities.
Templum will leverage and embed Symbiont’s Assembly as the blockchain and smart contract technology for its regulated, end-to-end solutions for raising capital and secondary trading platform, Templum Markets.
“The technology infrastructure Symbiont has built is best in class,” says Christopher Pallotta (pictured), CEO and Co-Founder of Templum. “Symbiont and Templum share a common vision for modernising private markets. Forging a partnership to combine our innovations in the private markets is a natural next step and
Essentia Analytics (Essentia), a provider of behavioural data analytics and consulting for professional investors, has hired Doug Dundas as chief marketing officer (CMO).
Bringing more than 20 years of financial and marketing experience to Essentia, Dundas (pictured), is responsible for leading and streamlining the fintech firm’s global marketing and communications activities.
Before joining Essentia, Dundas held CMO roles at Octagon Asset Management, an investment firm that specializes in structured trade and commodity finance, and Marsh Inc., a professional services firm offering insurance broking and risk management.
“We are excited to welcome Doug aboard as our first CMO, just
