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From 4 October 2016, trading participants on the EEX Derivatives Market will be able to hedge against volume risks in the generation of wind power within the German/Austrian market area using EEX’s new Wind Power Futures product.
The Wind Power Future is the second “Energiewende” product to be launched by the exchange and comes in response to the increasing challenges with regards to the energy transition.
In September 2014, EEX launched trading in Cap Futures, a Derivatives Market product for hedging against price peaks on the German Intraday Market.
“Unlike the Cap Future, the Wind Power Future addresses volume
BoardEx has launched three services aimed at improving the performance of quant funds, banks, law firms and consulting firms.
They are a quant data feed containing management changes and relationships; a competitive tracking service for banks and law firms; and a mobile app.
“We have a number of key clients that we work with regularly to innovate around identifying and tracking connections for business development,” says Michael Crosby, president of BoardEx. “There isn’t another service out there that can do what BoardEx can do.”
The new Competitor Network release enables the tracking of competitive firms. Users can quickly identify
RFA (Richard Fleischman and Associates) has launched the RFA Multi-Cloud platform, which securely combines public and private cloud services into one managed solution.
By extending the safeguards of RFA's singular cyber protection tier, the Multi-Cloud offering enables RFA clients to compliantly integrate cost-effective, scalable public cloud solutions into their IT strategy.
In partnership with Amazon and Microsoft, the RFA Multi-Cloud builds upon RFA's private cloud, a dedicated Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering, and is designed to meet the need for a flexible, unified platform that facilitates the cost efficient adoption of externally hosted applications as business requirements evolve.
Current RFA
Hedge fund administration specialist Custom House Global Fund Service has expanded its presence in China with the opening of an office in Shanghai.
In addition, the firm has hired Sunny Huang as a relationship manager who will be responsible for new business development and the collaboration between clients and the firm.
"Our continued growth in China supports investor's desire to gain immediate access to a financial services centre perfectly suited to meet the demands of those who are looking to venture into the global financial markets," says Mark Hedderman, chief executive, Custom House Global Fund Services. "With a considerable
Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the island’s finance industry internationally – has launched a new corporate brand and logo, We Are Guernsey.
The rebranding follows lengthy consultation with local industry focus groups.
The new brand and logo will now be used to promote the jurisdiction overseas in place of the old Guernsey International Finance Centre branding.
Guernsey Finance chief executive Dominic Wheatley says the new brand provides Guernsey with a fresh and current look that is fit for the modern world.
“It goes without saying that Guernsey is an international finance centre, so we wanted
IPC, a provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, tis collaborating with UK-based cybersecurity firm Post-Quantum to integrate biometric, encryption and blockchain technologies as a service via IPC's Connexus Cloud ecosystem.
IPC is working with Post-Quantum to enable user authentication, non-repudiation and fraud deterrence technologies into IPC solutions delivered over Connexus Cloud.
The offering enables users of IPC's Connexus Cloud ecosystem to use Post-Quantum's modular product suite, consisting of biometric authentication, encrypted messaging and a blockchain enabler to counter increasingly sophisticated security threats.
Post-Quantum specialises in developing defence-grade solutions that protect global
Global asset manager Russell Investments’ Russell FX Network is now accessible to clients via Eze Software Group’s order management system, expanding RFX Network’s real-time connectivity to the global financial community.
RFX Network is an end-to-end trading solution for complex trade lists, featuring executable streaming prices, competitive forward points, advanced netting, client-to-client matching and allocation of foreign exchange (FX) transactions.
Developed in partnership with Integral Development, an FX technology company, RFX Network combines these features into an intuitive and easy-to-use workflow for the buy-side community, including pension funds and asset managers.
“Connecting via Eze Software, a premier provider of
Exchanges are recognising the changing futures commission merchant (FCM) landscape and are willing to look to new and innovative ways to serve their client base, according to a report by TABB Group.
The CME Group is the latest to propose a direct clearing option for its end users as Direct Funding Participant (DFP) members, following the similar ISA Direct initiative launched by Eurex Group earlier this year.
Tom Lehrkinder, author of Clearing House Calculus II: Exchanges Expand the Boundaries of Self Clearing, explains futures clearing has reached an inflection point that has forced exchanges and clearing houses to take
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has determined the auction calendar for the auctions of EU allowances (EUA) and EU aviation allowances (EUAA) to be held on the successor EU common auction platform (CAP2), in accordance with the EU Auctioning Regulation.
The CAP2 auctions, which are conducted under a new service contract awarded to EEX last month, will start on 5 September 2016. Until the end of this year, a volume of 159 million emission allowances is scheduled to be auctioned off on behalf of 25 EU member states.
The timing of the auctions will be the same as for
Fund administration provider MainstreamBPO is to acquire New York-based hedge fund administration business Fundadministration.
Fundadministration is a US full-service fund administration firm that works with emerging and established hedge fund managers, registered investment advisers and traders.
The firm administers 140 funds for 45 clients with funds under administration (FUA) of USD5 billion.
All of Fundadministration’s existing staff will join MainstreamBPO with Fundadministration CEO Denise DePaola to join the group’s executive team and become the CEO of MainstreamBPO’s US operations.
The acquisition is part of Australian based MainstreamBPO’s growth strategy of expanding into key fund services markets, with
