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With cyber risks increasing year-on-year, and regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) taking an increasingly prominent role in assessing the preparedness of broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, establishing cybersecurity best practices is not only useful; it’s a necessity.
The Hedgeweek Cybersecurity Forum, sponsored by Intralinks®, will present some of the key considerations for Managers to not only prevent external cyber attacks, but mitigate internal security breaches. A panel of leading experts,that will include both Manager and Investor perspectives, will share their insights on how to establish a robust cybersecurity programme.
Discussion points will cover data management
Options Chief Technology Officer John Bryant (pictured) explains how the company is constantly working to stay ahead of the risks posed to the hedge fund industry by cybersecurity issues…
HW: What are you doing to manage and enhance the security of the Options private cloud environment?
JB: Options has been delivering financial technology as a service for over 20 years. No one understands the needs of hedge fund industry better, and this is especially true when it comes to security. The complex nature of cybersecurity in 2015 demands that any managed platform or IT infrastructure solution must have best practice
AlternativeSoft, a provider of buy-side analytics for manager research and portfolio construction in the alternatives and long only markets has announced AlternativeSoft v3.5.
With a reputation for consistently providing the latest academically proven quantitative models for fund analysis, AlternativeSoft has positioned itself at the forefront of fund analysis. The expansive platform provides users with comprehensive quantitative analytics, CRM functionality, bespoke reporting and fast user experience.
AlternativeSoft has announced it will be adding a full-suite of Private Equity fund analysis to its best-selling ‘Asset Selection’ and ‘Portfolio Construction’ modules which currently cover Hedge Funds, Long-only and ETFs. Developed in conjunction with
Tradeweb Markets’ new regulated marketplace for trading interest rate swaps in Japan has seen its first trade under Japan’s new mandatory trading rules.
Market participants also completed a significant number of other transactions on the Tradeweb electronic trading platform (ETP). In addition to ensuring compliance with the new requirements, the Tradeweb ETP provides users with a flexible, streamlined trading workflow, combined with post-trade processing and reporting services.
The Tradeweb ETP is supported by 18 dealers and allows traders to execute yen-swap trades on a request-for-quote (RFQ) basis or by using its order book. The platform can also be used to
TPG Software, the portfolio accounting, performance management, and analytics software provider, has added S&P Capital IQ’s enterprise data solutions to its client service offering.
S&P Capital IQ’s data includes Global Fixed Income Terms & Conditions, Evaluated Pricing and credit ratings from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. TPG clients will be able to integrate S&P Capital IQ’s content to analyse their portfolio holdings for performance evaluation, accounting, compliance, and reporting purposes.
According to Slavek Rotkiewicz (pictured), President and Chief Technology Officer of TPG Software: “Adding a world-class data source to TPG will enhance quality and quantity of available reports, especially in
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has officially launched JSE Eris Interest Rate Swap (IRS) Futures, which will be based on the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate (JIBAR) and denominated in South African Rand (ZAR).
The product will follow the standard South African swap market conventions while using the Eris MethodologyTM, allowing the contracts to replicate the cash flows of over the counter (OTC) swaps. The new product offering will be available for trading by all registered Interest Rate market members and their clients and will be cleared through JSE Clear.
"Bringing this product to market has been a collaborative effort between
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued Orders of Registration to ICE Futures Canada (ICEFC), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and Montréal Exchange (MX), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Under their respective Orders, ICEFC and MX are permitted to provide their identified members or other participants located in the US with direct access to their electronic order entry and trade matching system.
The Commission issued the Orders in accordance with Part 48 of the Commission’s regulations, which provides that such Orders may be issued to a foreign
TradeSharp has integrated with the Tradier API to enable individual traders using its Algorithmic Trading Platform to benefit from Tradier’s brokerage services, scalability and competitive pricing.
Individual investors and traders benefiting from TradeSharp’s flexible architecture and ability to easily automate any rules-based trading strategies in stocks, forex and ETFs, will now be able to make more cost-effective trades and have greater flexibility as a result of the integration with Tradier.
“Our integration with Tradier allows us to further simplify and streamline the process and cost-savings around any trade, strengthening the value of our intuitive, automated and algorithmic trading platform provided
Eze Software Group has enhanced its mobile offerings with the release of Eze Mobile for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The app gives users of the Eze Software OMS access to critical compliance, trading and portfolio management functionality on the go.
The functionality is already available for iPad and other mobile devices.
Eze Mobile will enable portfolio managers to use analytics data in real time, ensuring access to the latest portfolio updates on the go, including P&L. Compliance officers can ensure they can manage pre- and post-trade compliance alerts, view potential violations and manage restricted lists. Users can send
Chicago-based futures brokerage and clearing firm RJ O'Brien & Associates’ (RJO) London affiliate RJ O'Brien Limited is now live on the London Metal Exchange (LME) following its July 23 approval as a Category 2 clearing member.
RJO Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gerald F Corcoran says: "We are very pleased to expand our capabilities and offer our clients direct services on the LME. This represents our first general clearing membership on a foreign board of trade. As we proceed on our product and regional growth initiatives in Europe and globally, we intend to strategically join a number of additional exchanges
