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HedgeMark Risk Analytics has introduced a new risk reporting solution for hedge fund managers designed to meet all current industry requirements as defined by Open Protocol Enabling Risk Aggregation standards (OPERA).
"We have seen increased demand for our risk reporting services, including interest from hedge fund managers who want to capture monthly risk data as it is presented in ‘OPERA’-style reporting,” says Kenneth Phillips, founder and chief executive officer of HedgeMark International. “HedgeMark’s OPERA reporting templates are designed to address those requirements.”
As an affiliate of BNY Mellon, HedgeMark International and HedgeMark Risk Analytics are well positioned to
Alia Yousuf, Head of Emerging Markets at ACPI Investment Managers comments on the ongoing unrest in Turkey…
The situation in Turkey is extremely fluid and we are monitoring it very closely. We see the unrest as an internal political issue rather than something that would cause us to change our economic forecast for the country.
We are comfortable with the credit matrices of the corporate and banking sector to withstand current market moves on the back of negative sentiment, however we cannot rule out further volatility in the near term given the political situation.
As was shown by
Accelize and Enyx have launched a fully integrated, FPGA contained trading platform aimed at financial firms looking for high performance trading solutions.
The platform enables unparalleled tick-to-trade latency by integrating every element of the trading flow into a single PCI Express low profile FPGA board that will easily fit into any standard server.
The combined trading platform is based on the Accelize XP5S620LP FPGA network interface card (NIC) running Enyx’s FPGA trading application. It features:
• Real-time market data acquisition over 10Gb Ethernet
• UDP decode and A/B line arbitration inside the FPGA
• Normalisation and book
Eurex Exchange is now operating entirely on Deutsche Börse Group’s global trading architecture.
The fixed income derivatives segment, including highly liquid Euro-Bund, Euro-Bobl and Euro-Schatz futures, was the last to migrate from the previously used system.
The new platform meets the needs of Eurex Exchange participants in terms of enhanced performance, efficiency and capacity, more connection options and improved functionality, while maintaining the high stability and availability that traders are used to. This technology has already been successfully used since April 2011 by the International Securities Exchange (ISE), the US options venue and Eurex Exchange’s partner exchange.
Abel/Noser has re-launched its monthly liquidity analysis that provides investors with trading information.
Going forward, this report will be made available 10 days after the end of the month and will outline the top 20 liquidity figures for the month.
“Given today’s market volatility, it is vital that investors are provided with timely insights into what trends are actually impacting the trading environment,” says Bill Conlin, chief executive of Abel/Noser. “Often on Wall Street, brokers and other vendors tout the speed at which they can transact equity trades. With ‘nanoseconds’ and ‘latency’ being the buzz words, it may
Jersey’s finance industry reported a positive first quarter for 2013 right across its different sectors, with the levels of bank deposits rising and the value of funds being administered increasing to their highest level in four years.
In the first quarter of 2013, bank deposits grew for the second consecutive quarter, increasing by GBP3bn, with sterling deposits representing 36 per cent and currency deposits 64 per cent of the total amount.
Within the funds sector, the total net asset value of funds under administration in Jersey surpassed the GBP200bn barrier for the first time since March 2009, showing a
The Cayman Islands Government is prepared to commit to the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.
It has also accepted invitations from UK Prime Minister David Cameron to attend two events on 15 June, immediately prior to the G8 Meeting.
The Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters is an OECD/Council of Europe multilateral agreement. It is designed to combat tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance, by promoting cooperation among jurisdictions for the exchange of information among relevant authorities for tax and transparency purposes.
“Cayman has engaged in substantive discussions with HM Treasury on
Over 130 professionals from the Dutch alternative finance community have raised almost EUR20,000 for the Alternatives 4 Children foundation at a Spring Party Event at the SupperClub Cruise Boat.
Since inception, Alternatives 4 Children has raised over EUR250,000 in total.
This support will enable Alternatives 4 Children to contribute to the running costs of different small projects, such as a slum school in Bangalore, or a school community in Kamitei (Tanzania).
"Again, the Dutch Alternatives Community has demonstrated that they are able to get together at the alternatives social event of the year as well as give
Andrew Baker, chief executive officer of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the hedge fund industry association, is to stand down at the end of 2013.
AIMA is in the process of identifying a successor for Baker, who has been CEO since the beginning of 2009, having previously been deputy CEO since 2007.
“The last five years have been an extraordinary and extremely challenging period for the industry,” says Baker (pictured). “I am glad to say that thanks to the efforts of our members, our directors and our staff, AIMA has come through this period greatly strengthened. We
By James Boudreault, CFA, CME Group – Swap Spreads replicated with Treasury Futures and Deliverable Swap Futures generate multiple benefits, including potentially higher return on capital.
Swap Spreads – A “Spot Swap Spread” combines a long or short position in an interest rate swap (or “IRS”) with an opposing short or long position in a Treasury security of the same tenor, (eg, a 10-year fixed-rate payer IRS versus a long position in a 10-year Treasury note).
Swap Spreads are a significant portion of daily transactions in the US Dollar IRS market, owing to their versatility. They allow market participants to express
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