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Templum Markets, a registered Broker Dealer and Alternative Trading System (ATS), has appointed Bernard Van der Lande as Chief Issuance Officer (CIO).
Templum Markets operates a regulated technology platform for the private issuance and secondary trading of digitalised securities. As a member of the senior executive team, Van der Lande will lead Templum Market’s origination, issuance and distribution process.
Vince Molinari, CEO of Templum Markets, says: “Bernard’s extensive experience with traditional, cross-border and digitized capital formation strategies, his experience transacting and recapitalising a variety of public and private investment vehicles, and his global network of sophisticated institutional investors and
Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally amounted to USD4.82 trillion at the end of Q4 2018, following net inflows of USD164.84 billion and market moves during the period, according to ETFGI’s Q4 2018 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. 
During the same period, the Global Hedge Fund industry saw assets fall to USD3.11 trillion, with net outflows of USD22.5 billion during the quarter.
According to analysis by ETFGI, USD4.82 trillion was invested in 7,620 ETFs/ETPs listed globally at the end of 2018, representing growth in assets of -0.49 per
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, kicked off the new year with one of its best spot monthly volumes by reaching 124.9 TWh in January.
This strong showing was supported by monthly volume records on TTF with 46.5 TWh (previous record: 42.1 TWh in November 2018), on CEGH VTP with 9.7 TWh (previous record: 9.5 TWh in March 2018) and on ETF with 3.4 TWh (previous record: 2.7 TWh in February 2018). The total volume traded in January amounted to 178.0 TWh , including 53.0 TWh on the futures and 161.3 GWh on the options segments, which
The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has published the Standardised Trial Data License Agreement, which addresses issues investment managers face when trialling new data sources, especially ‘alternative data’ and ‘big data’.
The SBAI is a global standard-setting body for the alternative investment industry supported by approximately 200 alternative investment managers and institutional investors who collectively manage USD3.5 trillion.
Currently, trialling new data is significantly slowed due to the negotiating process of a trial data license agreement, as there is no generally accepted agreement available in the industry. Some data vendors offer trial data license agreements, but they lack
Global algorithmic trading market was valued at USD9.30 billion in 2017, and is projected to exhibit CAGR of 10.1 per cent over the forecast period (2018-2026), according to data released by Coherent Market Insights.
Among algorithmic trading market applications, the hedge fund segment is expected to exhibit the highest growth rate during the forecast period.
Growing demand for market surveillance is expected to accelerate growth of the algorithmic trading market. Traders keep track on their trading activities and investment portfolio by using market surveillance technology. Key players are focusing on developing new solutions and create effective marketing strategies for
Financial markets participants can now increase the security of their cloud infrastructure with the addition of Microsoft Azure connectivity to Transaction Network Services’ (TNS) Secure Cloud Connect solution.
Launched just over a year ago, TNS Secure Cloud Connect provides secure, resilient and easy access to a range of cloud services. It facilitates connectivity to the cloud as well as from the cloud to TNS’ vast global financial community. Where cloud providers use a regional set up, such as with Azure, TNS Secure Cloud Connect enables cross-region connectivity to help make the infrastructure more efficient and redundant.
Microsoft Azure is
Eventus Systems, a global trade surveillance and market risk platform provider, has integrated the Sterling Trading Tech’s Sterling Cloud-Based Analytics Engine (SRE) into its Validus platform.
Sterling offers a wide range of front-end professional trading platforms serving clients in the equities, options and futures space as well as the Sterling Risk Engine that delivers cloud-based advanced real-time risk analytics. Eventus provides innovative software solutions that solve compliance, market surveillance and financial risk challenges across asset classes around the globe. The joint initiative allows firms to seamlessly connect their trading activity into the Eventus surveillance platform as well as jointly monitor
Catalyst Funds, an alternative-focussed mutual fund company, has launched the Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund (EIXIX), which employs an income-focused strategy that invests in a variety of non-traditional income asset classes.
EIXIX invests primarily in agency and non-agency residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) as well as other asset-backed income securities, including securities backed by aircraft, automobiles, credit card receivables, and student loans. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest over 25 per cent of its assets in agency and non-agency RMBS and will diversify geographically and among the servicing institutions that service or originate these securities. The Fund’s objective is
IPM, a Stockholm-based systematic asset manager, has completed the transfer of the sub-fund MS IPM Systematic Macro UCITS Fund from the Morgan Stanley FundLogic Alternative UCITS platform to the new IPM UCITS Umbrella ICAV (IPM UCITS ICAV), following Morgan Stanley’s decision to discontinue the FundLogic Alternatives umbrella last year.
Morgan Stanley has overseen and facilitated the transition of the fund to the IPM UCITS ICAV and will remain one of the key trading counterparties of the new fund.
The IPM UCITS ICAV has retained the services of Northern Trust who remain as Custodian, Transfer Agent and Administrator, maintaining continuity
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance has joined enterprise software firm R3’s collaborative initiative to develop innovative applications and solutions on its Corda blockchain platform.
The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) is a non-profit trade association with a mission to advocate, guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and cryptoassets across global markets.
It joins R3’s global network of more than 300 of the world’s largest financial services firms, technology companies, central banks, regulators, and trade associations working together on Corda.
Corda is an enterprise-grade blockchain platform that removes costly friction in business transactions by enabling institutions to
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