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interop.io And Infront Announce Strategic Partnership To Elevate Clients' Trading Capabilities - Long-Term Client Deutsche Numis Already Live With Joint Solution

Date 08/11/2023

interop.io, the leading interoperability provider for the finance industry, and Infront, the European market leader in financial market data solutions, today announced their collaborative effort, which has already resulted in the delivery of a complex trading solution for Deutsche Numis, an international investment bank. This partnership and joint solution propel the UK market maker to new heights as a retail service provider.

Kearney Partners With World Climate Foundation To Power Regenerative Sustainable Transition

Date 08/11/2023

• Partnership launched ahead of COP28 to accelerate climate action. 
• In collaboration with WCF, Kearney will leverage the firm’s international network of more than 100 experts and two in-house think tanks to support business leaders’ transition to regenerative business models. 

TS Imagine Partners With Kayenta To Offer Treasury Management Services To Hedge Fund Clients

Date 08/11/2023

TS Imagine, the leading global, cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, and Kayenta, a leading hedge fund Treasury Management System provider recently named “Best Treasury Management Solution” by Hedgeweek, today announced a strategic partnership that will allow hedge fund clients to control their financing relationships across their portfolios through TS Imagine’s comprehensive multi-asset trading and risk management solution, TS One. 

Europe’s Primary Issuance Market Firing On All Cylinders - Comment By Liquidnet

Date 08/11/2023

Commenting on Europe’s primary issuance market and the trading behaviour shift caused by electronification, David Everson, Head of Trading, Fixed Income EMEA at Liquidnet, said:  “After a quieter month in October, Europe’s primary issuance market started firing on all cylinders yesterday as we recorded our second busiest new issue trading day of the year here at Liquidnet. We expect this trend to continue throughout November as the market adjusts to the new reality of higher rates for longer and as firms push to issue before the end of the year.

Spectrum Markets Reports Positive YoY Q3 Growth With 10% Increase In Order Book Turnover

Date 08/11/2023

• Trading volumes grew 5% on previous year with 421m securitised derivatives traded in Q3 2023 vs. 401m in Q3 2022 
• Quarterly order book turnover grew by 10% on previous year, reaching €921 million, the second-best on record
• Online trading pioneer Directa joins Spectrum Markets as newest member

SEBA Hong Kong Awarded Licence By The Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission To Conduct Regulated Activities In Traditional Securities And Crypto-Related Services

Date 08/11/2023

SEBA Bank AG (SEBA Bank), a fully licensed Swiss crypto bank providing a comprehensive suite of financial solutions for the digital age in staking, lending, custody, investment, trading, banking and deposit in Switzerland, has today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SEBA (Hong Kong) Limited (SEBA Hong Kong) has received a licence from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The SEBA Group has now established its first regulated footprint in APAC in line with its strategic vision.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Deepavali 2023

Date 08/11/2023

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) and its subsidiaries will be closed on Monday, 13 November 2023, in conjunction with the Deepavali public holiday.

Macro, Relative Value Lead HFRI In October As Geopolitical, Interest Rate Risks Spike - Top Macro Funds Drive HFRI Macro Asset Weighted Gains In Volatile Month - Fundamental Macro Discretionary, Active Trading Gain As Equities, Bonds Fall

Date 08/11/2023

Macro hedge funds produced gains through the volatile month of October as volatility surged on a spike in geopolitical and interest rate risk, with equities and bonds exhibiting the same dangerous correlated declines as the prior month. The HFRI Macro (Asset Weighted) Index advanced +0.7 percent in October, the third consecutive month of positive performance, bringing the trailing three-month return to an impressive gain of +4.2 percent. Overall, hedge funds posted mixed performance in the volatile month of October, as equities traded in a wide range, interest rates continued to rise on persistent inflation concerns, and geopolitical risks spiked with the outbreak of military conflict in Israel. Through this intense volatility and led by Macro and Relative Value Arbitrage, the HFRI Asset Weighted Composite Index® (FWC) was essentially unchanged for the month, posting a narrow decline of -0.02 percent. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, which applies equal weights to all constituent funds, declined -1.4 percent for the month.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Investigation And Penalties For Violations Of Relevant Rules And Regulations In October 2023

Date 08/11/2023

Shanghai Futures Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “The Exchange”) has been on continuous efforts in investigating and penalizing violations of relevant rules and regulations, so as to strengthen the risk management of the futures market, regulate the futures trading activities and protect the legitimate rights and interests of futures market participants. 

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And Hong Kong Academy Of Finance: Conclusion Of “Conversations With Global Investors” Seminar Of Global Financial Leaders Investment Summit

Date 08/11/2023

The “Conversations with Global Investors” seminar brought the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit (Summit) in Hong Kong to a successful close today (8 November).