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Linedata, a solutions and outsourcing services provider to the investment management and credit finance industries, has launched an enhanced version of its business process management (BPM) tool, Linedata Optima, to unlock operational, fund and system data.
This latest update introduces a new interactive dashboard, offering detailed visualisation of real-time data and drill down capabilities. Fully auditable records can be visualised in multiple ways to aid process analysis and optimise resource allocation. This consolidated view provides a one stop shop to view key performance and risk metrics, analyse and visualise data to better manage the business.
Jon Trinder (pictured), Product
Calypso Technology, a provider of cloud-enabled capital markets and investment management software and services, has appointed Steve Tucker as Chief Sales Officer and member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
Based in Calypso’s London office but with global coverage, Tucker (pictured), will oversee all Sales, Marketing, Presales and Sales Operations activity.
Tucker joins Calypso from RELX Group, where he was the Global Head of Sales for ICIS, the world’s largest petrochemical market information provider. He has also held senior positions with S&P Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters and FFastFill, now Future Dynamics, a provider of Software as a Service to financial
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 240.9 TWh on its power derivatives markets in January 2018(January 2017: 291.1 TWh), with 140.3 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing.
Clearing and settlement of all exchange transactions was executed by European Commodity Clearing (ECC).
On the markets for France (23.8 TWh, +42 per cent), Spain (5.3 TWh, +30 per cent) and Italy (46.6 TWh, +89 per cent), EEX was able to significantly increase volumes year-on-year. On the German markets, nearly 80 per cent of the total volume was traded in the Phelix-DE Future which
In 2018 to date, a total of 5,949,142 transactions have been executed on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange, a year-on-year rise of 41.6 per cent.
There were 5,731,066 trades in the equities including funds + ETPs segment, equating to an increase of 42.3 per cent. There were 32,971 transactions (+10.6 per cent) in the CHFbonds segment.
In 2018 to date trading turnover across all securities is up 3.5 per cent on the corresponding period in the previous year at CHF124.7 billion.
Average daily trading turnover in January 2018 came in at CHF5.9 billion. This increase
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order filing and settling charges against Deutsche Bank Securities (DBSI) for attempted manipulation of the ISDAFIX benchmark and requiring DBSI to pay a USD70 million civil monetary penalty.
The CFTC Order finds that over a five-year period, beginning in at least January 2007 and continuing through May 2012 (the Relevant Period), DBSI made false reports and through the acts of multiple traders attempted to manipulate the US Dollar International Swaps and Derivatives Association Fix (USD ISDAFIX), a leading global benchmark referenced in a range of interest rate products, to benefit its
2017 was, in many respects, an exceptional year for global markets with both risky assets and safe assets performing well, which is quite rare.
It was a year of surprises, particularly on the growth front and, to some extent, on the inflation front. Inflation did not come back as was expected and so long-term interest rates did not rise as predicted. Financial conditions did not end up tightening, fuelling quite an impressive rally in all financial assets.
The global macro picture is set to be equally compelling in 2018 and will be the focus of an in-depth discussion at the
Alternative Investments Insights webinar sponsored by Intralinks, broadcast on 30 Jan 2018 (381 registrations, 136 industry expert attendees) – Hedgeweek, in partnership with Intralinks, hosted a webinar to present the findings of a global LP survey that sought to determine investor sentiment towards general partners of alternative investment funds.
The webinar discussed key trends, as highlighted in the survey, including current allocation appetite – with Private Equity coming out on top, polling 67 per cent by an audience of over 100 industry people.
Co-investing and direct investment trends were discussed, as were transparency developments, both in respect to investor reporting and how GPs are
Carey Olsen has advised entities managed by The Carlyle Group and affiliates of Värde Partners on the AUD1.2 billion restructure and recapitalisation of the Bis Industries group, an Australian resources logistics and materials handling provider.
By JD David, Myler Capital – Hi, my name is JD…and I am a liar. These are my colleagues – and they are liars, too. They are just too ashamed to admit it.
Man, it feels good to get that off my chest!
If this were one of those “little white” kind of lies, maybe I would have kept it to myself and just buried the guilt. But this one has kept me up at night.
See…for the past few years, my colleagues and I have been hollering that the alternatives industry lacked imagination in how it thinks about marketing. That
Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent provider of algorithms and data-driven analytics for futures and US cash treasury markets, has launched a new trade simulation tool on the Bloomberg App Portal.
The two complementary apps enable traders to use QB’s electronic trading technology with data and functionality on the Bloomberg Terminal.
QB released enhancements to its suite of premium algorithms — Bolt, Strobe, Legger and Closer — for Bloomberg App Portal users. This suite, which is now available at {APPS QB <GO>}, can help futures and fixed income investors achieve best execution. These algos and QB’s trade cost analysis (TCA) give traders sophisticated
