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Eze Castle Integration has expanded its Information Security Consulting Service to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Eze Castle Integration's security consultants provide development and audit services for Written Information Security Policies (WISP), enabling clients to address the administrative and technical safeguards necessary to withstand a cybersecurity incident.
The financial industry is facing mounting cybersecurity threats while regulators are calling for higher levels of preparedness. Eze Written Information Security Services are provided by Eze Castle's security and compliance consultants who follow a proven methodology from assessment and analysis to implementation and maintenance. Key elements include:
– Conducting Operational and Technical Risk Assessments;
- 03/08/2015
Omni Partners has hired Rajesh Shanmuganathan as Marketing and Investor Relations Manager. Shanmuganathan will be based in Omni’s London office.
He will be working with the existing marketing and investor relations team, which has grown from one to six people over the past three years. Rajesh’s main focus will be the Omni Event Fund (YTD performance +15% through 30 June 2015).
Rajesh has more than 12 years of experience in the alternatives investment industry within Europe and Asia. After graduating in Management Sciences he joined FRM (now a division of Man Group), where he became Vice President on the
- 03/08/2015
Heading into the summer break, companies have continued to report earnings above expectations, especially in Europe. In the US, health care and consumer goods & services companies posted solid earnings, beating expectations as well. Yet, risk assets were under pressure, leading to negative returns for hedge funds this week.
- 03/08/2015
Celoxica, a provider of accelerated market data, order entry and pre-trade risk solutions for the electronic trading community, has launched the Celoxica Ticker Plant (CTP) for OPRA.
OPRA, the Options Price Reporting Authority, which provides market data for 12 US options exchanges, is set for a substantial growth in message volumes later in 2015 when new options exchanges ISE Mercury and BATS EDGX Options go live. OPRA’s message capacity at that time is projected to be in excess of 50 million messages per second.
Celoxica’s CTP is a distributed ticker plant designed specifically to handle these unprecedented message volumes.
- 03/08/2015
With capital so portable in today’s world, investment dollars continually seek to find homes where it makes most economic sense acknowledge market experts. With confidence gradually returning to the global investment markets, it is no surprise that jurisdictions are dusting off their offerings, upgrading them and actively competing once more for new business. Guernsey is no exception and the jurisdiction is banking on the appeal of its range of investment structures, which it hopes will help it compete effectively against strong fund brands (such as UCITS), particularly in the open-ended fund segment.
Guernsey boasts in excess of a trillion US
- 03/08/2015
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is enhancing the procedures for establishing the Closing Prices on its open outcry trading floor, the Ring.
The refinement is designed to increase the efficiency of the final trading session of the day (the afternoon ‘Kerb’) following a marked increase in activity during this period over the past five years.
The change will see the introduction of an additional bell to signal the end of carry trading one minute before the close of three-month trading for each metal or group of metals.
“Over the past five years the volume traded during the afternoon Kerb session
- 03/08/2015
Cayman Finance has welcomed the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) decision to move forward with assessments and recommendations in regards to the extension of the AIFMD Passport to non-EU AIFMs and AIFs.
“We are happy to see this formal recommendation process started, where ESMA is committed to taking an objective and transparent approach to reviewing and recognising jurisdictions around the world who play such an important role in the global investment funds market and we look forward to ESMA reviewing and assessing Cayman’s carefully developed AIFMD regimes,” says Cayman Finance CEO Jude Scott (pictured).
The Cayman Islands remains committed
- 03/08/2015
- 03/08/2015
Voth Nixon Group has launched the VNX Alternative Investment Multi-Asset Fund (AIMAF), which is designed to capitalise on VNX’s long-standing hedge fund solution strategy.
“Succeeding the market volatility within the last years, it is imperative that investors understand the liability of a wider range of investment is essential as an integrated part of a core investment strategy,” says Carl Zayn, Senior Development and Strategy Manager. “AIMAF refers to private investors as a mean of diversify across alternative investment managers and strategies all placed together in a single smart portfolio solution,” Zayn added.
The fund is tailored to offer private
- 31/07/2015
Matthew Granade has been named Chief Market Intelligence Officer at Point72 Asset Management (Point72). He will lead several of the Firm's unique research capabilities, including Canvas, Aperio, TRAC, and its team of economists.
“Matthew is a proven leader of a large-scale investment research organisation. His experience combines big-picture innovation and the challenge of producing high quality investment insight every day,” says Point72 CEO Steve Cohen (pictured).
“The Chief Market Intelligence role will strengthen and integrate research and data capabilities inside and outside our Firm for the benefit of our investment professionals,” says President Doug Haynes. “Matthew's unique background touches
- 31/07/2015
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange Limited (CISE) has ceased discussions regarding the acquisition of the European marketplace for SMEs, the Danish-based GXG Markets A/S (GXG).
It was announced on 22 July that an in-principle agreement for the transaction had been agreed between the CISE’s wholly owned subsidiary, The Channel Islands Securities Exchange Authority Limited (CISEA) and the Swedish-headquartered GXG Global Exchange Group AB and GXG.
However, the CISE has now decided not to proceed any further.
Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of the CISE, said: “The deal had reached offer stage but, following extensive due diligence
- 31/07/2015
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