Standard & Poor’s is extending its range of risk control indices with the launch of two risk control index series. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Daily Risk Control Index Series and the S&P Nordic LargeCap Daily Risk Control Index Series
In June 2012 the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 11.0 million contracts, down from 11.4 million in June 2011. Of those, 8.5 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (June 2011: 8.6 million), and 2.5
This NEX report highlights the recent trends in how information is not only delivered, but also how it is generated. The use of enhanced data extraction, collation, normalisation analysis and reporting tools is becoming more prevalent in financial services to
The global economy can’t afford to wait any longer for euro zone (in)decisions. European stagnation is increasingly worrying US officials as well as those in the emerging markets. Given that Europe remains the major trading partner for both China and
SEI has expanded its middle office outsourcing services to include collateral management for over-the-counter derivatives. It says this will provide asset manager clients with a more automated, controlled and independent method by which to manage their counterparty exposure. As part
The UK media on Sunday were agog with the news that the Conservative Party, which is widely expected to regain power at the next general election, has taken large donations from hedge fund man
Steven Harmelin, the receiver for Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund and related entities, has reached an agreement with MF Global to settle litigation brought by the receiver against MF
Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters, has launched its quantitative analytics platform QA Direct in the Cloud through Microsoft Azure. The Cloud-based service means asset managers and hedge funds can get faster access to data for
With the exception of a stable CTA Global strategy and a profitable Fixed Income Arbitrage strategy, all the major hedge fund strategies in the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes finally registered losses after a first quarter of positive but waning performances. The
