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August 2015 was CBOE Futures Exchange’s (CFE) second-busiest month of all time and its third consecutive monthly gain for 2015.
Average daily volume (ADV) in CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) futures rose 34 percent from July 2015 and 41 percent from August 2014.
Total volume in VIX futures for August was 6.4 million contracts, an increase of 28 percent from the previous month and 41 percent from a year ago. The August 2015 volume total includes VIX Weeklys futures contracts, which launched on July 23. August VIX futures' ADV was 304,964 contracts. August's total and ADV for VIX futures ranked
- 03/09/2015
From 8-10 September, 2015, 11 teams from five countries will compete in the championship round of SunGard’s Global Coder Cup ’15, a financial technology code-a-thon, to be held at FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium.
At the event the finalists will be given 48 hours to design and implement a product that utilises big data tools, and analytics, to create innovative and actionable technologies and solutions, with an applicability to either internal or client-facing financial systems. A judging panel comprised of SunGard’s chief technology officer and industry experts from Intel and BBVA CIB will decide the winning solution. The competition is
- 03/09/2015
With cyber risks increasing year-on-year, and regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) taking an increasingly prominent role in assessing the preparedness of broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, establishing cybersecurity best practices is not only useful; it’s a necessity.
The Hedgeweek Cybersecurity Forum, sponsored by Intralinks®, will present some of the key considerations for Managers to not only prevent external cyber attacks, but mitigate internal security breaches. A panel of leading experts,that will include both Manager and Investor perspectives, will share their insights on how to establish a robust cybersecurity programme.
Discussion points will cover data management
- 02/09/2015
Options Chief Technology Officer John Bryant (pictured) explains how the company is constantly working to stay ahead of the risks posed to the hedge fund industry by cybersecurity issues…
HW: What are you doing to manage and enhance the security of the Options private cloud environment?
JB: Options has been delivering financial technology as a service for over 20 years. No one understands the needs of hedge fund industry better, and this is especially true when it comes to security. The complex nature of cybersecurity in 2015 demands that any managed platform or IT infrastructure solution must have best practice
- 02/09/2015
Sprott Asset Management has appointed Dennis Mitchell as Senior Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President, pending regulatory approval.
Mitchell is a highly-regarded investment professional who, prior to joining Sprott, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at a leading Canadian investment firm. In his previous role, Mitchell managed funds with more than USD2 billion in assets and oversaw more than USD18 billion in total assets.
"We are thrilled to welcome Dennis Mitchell to our investment team. Dennis is a well-known portfolio manager with deep experience managing global equity, infrastructure and REIT funds. We look forward to expanding our
- 02/09/2015
Aberdeen Asset Management has completed the acquisition of FLAG Capital Management, LLC (FLAG), a diversified private markets manager with offices in Stamford, CT, Boston, MA, and Hong Kong.
The acquisition, together with the previously announced purchase of SVG Capital’s stake in the joint venture Aberdeen SVG Private Equity Managers Ltd, sees Aberdeen join a small number of private equity managers with investment professionals on the ground in the world’s major markets. The combined team now has around 50 such professionals in the US, Europe and Asia.
Since inception, FLAG has raised over USD7 billion of discretionary commitments from its
- 02/09/2015
- 02/09/2015
AlternativeSoft, a provider of buy-side analytics for manager research and portfolio construction in the alternatives and long only markets has announced AlternativeSoft v3.5.
With a reputation for consistently providing the latest academically proven quantitative models for fund analysis, AlternativeSoft has positioned itself at the forefront of fund analysis. The expansive platform provides users with comprehensive quantitative analytics, CRM functionality, bespoke reporting and fast user experience.
AlternativeSoft has announced it will be adding a full-suite of Private Equity fund analysis to its best-selling ‘Asset Selection’ and ‘Portfolio Construction’ modules which currently cover Hedge Funds, Long-only and ETFs. Developed in conjunction with
- 02/09/2015
Tradeweb Markets’ new regulated marketplace for trading interest rate swaps in Japan has seen its first trade under Japan’s new mandatory trading rules.
Market participants also completed a significant number of other transactions on the Tradeweb electronic trading platform (ETP). In addition to ensuring compliance with the new requirements, the Tradeweb ETP provides users with a flexible, streamlined trading workflow, combined with post-trade processing and reporting services.
The Tradeweb ETP is supported by 18 dealers and allows traders to execute yen-swap trades on a request-for-quote (RFQ) basis or by using its order book. The platform can also be used to
- 02/09/2015
Nasdaq is now supplying futures data to Interactive Data's product line through Nasdaq Futures, Inc (NFX), the exchange group's US-based designated contract market (DCM) that launched on July 24, 2015.
Interactive Data connects to NFX through its 7ticks service, a platform that combines exchange access and market data services, infrastructure managed services, proximity and co-location services and global connectivity. NFX data is supplied to Interactive Data's Consolidated Feed, a single delivery mechanism that connects to more than 400 global market venues, and through FutureSource, an Interactive Data desktop offering that gives futures and commodities industry participants pre- and post-trade analysis
- 02/09/2015
Bloomberg Tradebook has launched an Electronic Trading Platform (ETP) in Japan, in support of the September 1 mandate for banks and securities firms to use electronic platforms for specified over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions.
Tradebook Japan is operating the new trading platform for its ETP, under the Japan Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA). As of 1 September, mandatory use of electronic trading platforms goes into effect, covering certain Japanese yen denominated interest rate swap transactions and affecting certain financial institutions with notional amounts of JPY6 trillion or more for specified OTC derivative transactions.
"Bloomberg is committed to support the
- 01/09/2015
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