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Jersey is to introduce regulation of virtual currency. The island is already home to the first regulated Bitcoin fund and the new regulatory proposal is intended to encourage confidence and innovation in the sector.
The announcement was made this morning (Wednesday) at Jersey’s first major Fintech conference, FinTechJersey, in St Helier.
The island’s Assistant Chief Minister with special responsibility for Financial services and the digital sector, Senator Philip Ozouf addressed the conference at 9am (BST), while later today at 4.30pm (BST), Vladimir Jizdny from the Jersey Financial Services Commission will give a presentation on crypto-currency regulation along with George Pearmain from the
Hedge fund manager Shenkman Capital Management has appointed Charles Robinson (pictured) as Senior Vice President, Client Service and Business Development based in London.
Robinson will play a key role in client relationship management and the development and execution of the company's strategic growth initiatives internationally.
"We are delighted to have someone of Charles' international stature joining our firm," says Mark Shenkman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shenkman Capital. "Our business today reflects the increasingly global nature of our investor base. Charles' broad experience complements our seasoned team and his reputation among institutional clients and consultants will be an
FIX Trading Community has revised its EMEA specific guidelines on Execution Venue Analysis adding further clarity around Last Capacity and Liquidity flag definitions, as well as mandating all executing venues, including broker crossing and alternative trading systems, to supply valid Market Identifier Codes (MICs) on their executions.
Originally produced by the FIX Trading Community Global Buy-side Committee to address inconsistencies in brokers’ reports on execution venue on fills, the guidelines have constantly been reviewed to give the Buy-side increased consistency and enhanced transparency.
To meet the ongoing requirements for greater granularity, the EMEA Business Practices Subcommittee has produced a
Decryptex, a provider of scientific searches for capital markets trading surveillance to hedge funds, funds of funds and private equity funds, has partnered with MIK Fund Solutions for its security master.
Decryptex employs advanced algorithms and big data to enable capital market professionals to uncover anomalous trading activity, and a robust security master is a critical piece of its offering.
Daniel Cashion (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of Decryptex, says: “Given the years of research and the strength of the platform’s foundation, we selected MIK Fund Solutions as the ‘best in breed’. Nothing is more important for our business than to
Financial research firm TABB Group interviewed 43 global heads of trading at hedge funds, asset management and private wealth firms in the US, UK and Europe on how they plan to adjust to the latest MiFID proposals and whether regulators will succeed in bringing back the block.
The research showed that 67 per cent prefer finding natural blocks than relying on a choice of venue, broker or strategy. However, according to Rebecca Healey, a TABB Group consulting analyst and author of the report, only a third are moving from schedule-based trading back to blocks. She says: “While many claim to
This recent factsheet from Preqin takes a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in Boston, including the strategy and structure preferences of investors, the number of hedge fund launches each year, fund terms and conditions, the largest hedge fund managers and performance.
View the full factsheet here.
This recent factsheet from Preqin takes a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in Hong Kong, including the strategy and structure preferences of investors, the number of hedge fund launches each year, fund terms and conditions, the largest hedge fund managers and performance.
View the full factsheet here.
Robert J Klein (pictured) has joined CIFC Corp as Senior Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, Structured Products, and will lead the firm’s structured products portfolios.
In his new role, Klein reports to Co-Presidents Oliver Wriedt and Steve Vaccaro and will also join the firm’s Operating Committee.
“Robert brings a wealth of experience to CIFC and further strengthens our structured products platform,” says Steve Vaccaro, Chief Investment Officer of CIFC. “We have worked closely with him for many years and are very pleased to have him on our team.”
Klein joins from Prospect Capital Management, where he was the lead
Broadridge Financial Solutions has added three senior executives to its London office to expand the firm’s support for global financial institutions in key market-centres internationally.
Kimberly Jewell, Mike Thrower (pictured) and Peter Morris bring decades of experience in banking and brokerage operations, client relationship management, sales and technology.
Jewell has joined as managing director of global accounts and will support Broadridge’s tier-one global clients headquartered in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). She joins Broadridge from SunGard, with 20 years’ experience in North American and Pan-European strategic planning, profit and loss management, marketing and business development in the capital
Hedge funds saw the largest total capital decline since the Financial Crisis of 2008 in the third quarter, as global financial market volatility surged on uncertainty over US interest rates, China and M&A transactions.
Estimated hedge fund capital declined by USD95 billion across all strategy areas to end the quarter at USD2.87 trillion, as new investor capital inflows only partially offset performance-based declines, according to the latest HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report. The quarterly asset decline is the first since Q2 2012 and the largest since Q4 2008.
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (HFRI) fell -3.9 per cent in 3Q15, extending a four-month drawdown of -5.1 per cent and bringing HFRI performance to -1.5 per cent YTD
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