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Osney Buy-Side has identified the top three challenges currently facing European asset managers: the role of technology in driving growth; the continuing wave of regulation; and lack of standardisation in cash flow management.
These three issues will be addressed at the 14th annual TSAM Europe, which returns to London on 17 March, along with the latest strategies and developments in the asset management industry.
The role and importance of technology in driving growth for the future of the industry is of high importance, and at the front of asset manager’s minds. The issue will be addressed in the event’s
Financial Market Engineering (FME) has begun live trading on Object Trading’s Direct Market Access (DMA) Service Platform.
FME can now offload the burden of designing, managing and maintaining a specialised connectivity solution as they scale across markets globally.
FME, a London-based market maker and proprietary trading firm, has fully implemented the Object Trading DMA Service Platform for production access to 13 markets to date across five collocation centres, allowing them to focus on developing their trading strategies. FME may now easily access normalised market data and order execution on a scalable, high performance global platform with multi broker
With cloud-based processing and data storage being embraced by hedge funds and fast becoming the norm, there are enormous opportunites to be harnessed. Derivitec has turned to Microsoft’s hybrid offering – Windows Server 2012 & Windows Azure. Here, Derivitec’s George Kaye (pictured) and Microsoft’s Rob Fraser weigh up the benefits and explore the ramifications of implementing such a system…
The threat of cyberattacks is growing within the hedge fund community, requiring managers to put in place policies and procedures that address the cybersecurity risks unique to their firm. This goes beyond merely acquiring technology and hoping for the best.
“This year we see the emergence of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles that will help hedge fund managers understand their risks and how the technology is aligned to mitigate those risks. It’s about making sure that network professionals are using the right tools applicable to the firm’s investment strategy,” explains Mike Asher (pictured), CIO at Richard Fleischman &
Financial services software and software-enabled services provider SS&C GlobeOp has created a new group to support fund administration, accounting and reporting for hybrid fund structures.
The industry continues to witness the convergence of the traditionally separate asset classes of hedge funds and private equity style closed-end funds. More and more funds include fixed income assets such as bank loans and distressed debt held in a private equity structure with a waterfall mechanism and capital calls. Other examples include private investments as part of a hedge fund portfolio strategy or a fund-of-fund investing in private equity investments, and trading in securities
Guy Hands (pictured), Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited, will be the keynote speaker at the Guernsey Funds Forum 2015.
The Guernsey resident and private equity specialist will top the bill for the annual event, which this year is titled ‘Achieving stability in a world of change’ and takes place on Thursday 14 May in London.
Dominic Wheatley, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, said he was delighted that Mr Hands will be speaking at the forum.
“Guy has been a huge supporter of Guernsey’s fund industry
Powernext members will have the opportunity from 19 March to directly register their over-the-counter (OTC) transactions as exchange transactions for subsequent clearing with European Commodity Clearing (ECC).
Customers can use either Trayport Clearing Link or EFETnet eXRP Straight-Through Processing automated solutions.
Jean-François CONIL-LACOSTE, Chief Executive Officer of Powernext, says: “This new and straight-forward solution for clearing over-the-counter transactions will answer the need of market participants for automated and riskless processes. Through this mechanism, it will be possible to automatically route transactions submitted by a broker through the exchange into the trading participant’s account at ECC, eliminating all manual interventions by
Gravitas has improved its Cybersecurity Threat Management Service offering with upgrades to its Information Security Practices.
Gravitas hired Omar McKenzie as Chief Information Security Officer to lead this initiative, a new position designed to ensure the protection and integrity of client data.
With the enhancements of its Information Security Practice, Gravitas now offers a complete portfolio of flexible and scalable cybersecurity services for The Gravitas Platform that is focused on helping firms scale their operations smartly. The portfolio is a comprehensive set of policies, technologies and controls used to protect information and application data from breaches and business disruptions while
CME Group, LOOP and NEO Market are teaming up to develop the first-ever physically delivered crude oil storage futures contract.
The new LOOP Crude Oil Storage futures contract will begin trading on Sunday, 29 March, 2015, for trade date Monday, 30 March, 2015, pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods.
This new contract will provide market participants with an innovative, exchange-traded futures contract based on crude oil storage capacity at LOOP's Clovelly Hub in Louisiana, beginning with the May 2015 contract month. Each futures contract will represent the right to store 1,000 barrels of crude oil at the hub for
Mitsubishi UFJ Fund Services (Mitsubishi UFJ) has expanded its middle office services in response to the competitive and regulatory pressures faced by clients.
Mitsubishi UFJ’s middle office services enable fund managers to outsource their middle office operations, leveraging Mitsubishi UFJ’s expertise and in turn freeing up in-house resources allowing them to stay focused on their primary investment objectives.
Mitsubishi UFJ’s continued investment into middle office services highlights the Bank’s commitment to providing a robust end-to-end fund administration solution to the investment industry.
The middle office technology is incorporated within the firm’s wider custody and fund accounting systems, and will
