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Qatar Exchange (QE) has been working on its strategy to enhance the market infrastructure over the last one year. The first major enhancement was the upgrade of its trading technology and model in September, 2010. In continuation of implementing the reforms, QE has adopted Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) rules.
After extensive consultations with market participants, global custodians, international investors and regulators, QE has now issued the new rules and operational procedures for its upcoming DVP implementation.
“These changes to Qatar Exchange’s clearing and settlement process will enhance Qatar’s financial services industry and help Qatar Exchange better serve investors and attract more participants
Global financial services provider State Street Corporation has extended its relationship with AXA Investor Managers to help meet new reporting demands that will be placed on them und
Fidelity International has decided to add to its stable of Fidelity Active Strategy (FAST) funds by launching the FAST UK Fund, an equity l/s UCITS.
Denmark is the latest European country to join the burgeoning alternative UCITS space with Danske Invest preparing to launch what are believed to be the countr
Following the launch of a UCIT III-compliant version of its flagship Aspect Diversified Fund – the Aspect Diversified Trends Fund – at the end of January, London-based syst
Managed futures gained 0.96% in February according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
“Geopolitical upheaval in the Middle East, rising commodity prices, and an on-going rally in equity markets were the main drivers of CTA returns in February,” says Sol Waksman, founder and president of BarclayHedge.
Seven of Barclay’s eight CTA indices were profitable in February. The Barclay Diversified Traders Index gained 1.56%, Systematic Traders were up 1.10%, Agricultural Traders rose 0.79%, Financial & Metals Traders gained 0.42%, and Discretionary Traders were up 0.41%.
“CTAs trading diversified portfolios were in an excellent position to profit, given that the
EDHEC-Risk Institute has created a spin-off, EDHEC-Risk Indices & Benchmarks, which aims to be one of the leading beta designers for the investment industry.
EDHEC-Risk Indices & Benchmarks will be based in London, New York, Nice and Singapore and has recruited two experienced executives to spearhead business development in Europe and North America.
Professor Noël Amenc (pictured), Director of EDHEC-Risk Institute and Chairman of EDHEC-Risk Indices & Benchmarks says: “EDHEC-Risk Indices & Benchmarks hopes to be perceived as a concept and implementation provider for smart beta. We believe that the index and benchmarking research that EDHEC-Risk Institute has conducted
Leading global hedge fund administrator, Citco Group, announced this week that its fund services division – Citco Fund Services – had opened
A new report by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has revealed that, as of end-September 2010, assets in Hong Kong’s hedge funds had climbed y-o-y by
New York-based hedge fund heavyweight, Fortress Investment Group LLC, has apparently started an Asia-focused macro fund – the Fortress Asia Macro Fund &ndash
