- 31Jan
Bulk commodity shipping rates fall sharply
Baltic Dry index falls to lowest in nearly three decades. Full story here. The post Bulk commodity shipping rates fall sharply appeared first on CTRM Center. Source: CTRM Center
0 comments Read more31JanOil price fallout – the worst share price falls
London, 31 January 2015 The European energy sector has lost 10.77% of its value since 1 June 2014, while over the same period the price of brent crude oil has fallen from over USD 100 per barrel to less than…
0 comments Read more30JanCheap Oil Burns $390 Billion Hole in Investors’ Pockets
(Bloomberg) by Asjylyn Loder and Elizabeth Dexheimer – Investors have a message for suffering U.S. oil drillers: We feel your pain. They’ve pumped more than $1.4 trillion into the oil and gas industry the past five years as oil prices…
0 comments Read more30JanChevron chief says oil price to rebound
Source: Financial Times, 30th January 2015 US company trims capital spending in response to low crude price Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now feed
0 comments Read more30JanAllegro Reports 23 Percent Growth in 2014
DALLAS, TX – Allegro Development Corporation, a leading provider of commodity risk management software, announced today its fiscal results for 2014, reporting a 23 percent revenue and more than 30 percent EBITDA year-over-year increase compared to 2013. The growth was…
0 comments Read more30JanIMF report calls for reform of securitisation markets
Fund says securitisation practices should be tightened while spurring demand Staff report emphasises need to make securitisation practices more robust while spurring demand; calls for standardised classifications of underlying risk characteristics Source: Risk feed
0 comments Read more30JanGiancarlo: scrap CFTC Sef rules and start over
Commissioner proposes wholesale replacement of year-old regime CFTC commissioner Christopher Giancarlo has called for the Sef rules to be torn up and rewritten, and for swaps traders to pass exams before being permitted to trade Source: Risk feed
0 comments Read more30JanBuy-side firms reject market-making role
Client mandates and compliance mean dealers cannot be replaced like-for-like Client mandates and compliance mean dealers cannot be replaced like-for-like, but electronic platforms could enable opportunistic liquidity provision Source: Risk feed
0 comments Read more30JanChevron cuts investment on oil plunge
Source: Financial Times, 30th January 2015 US company latest to trim back in response to low crude price Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now feed
0 comments Read more30JanHong Kong regime would lack consistency – Axa Asia CRO
Proposals diverge from market-based approach Axa Asia chief risk officer flags concerns about proposed risk-based capital regime in Hong Kong Source: Risk feed
0 comments Read more30JanLegal and General Investment Management Implements Curium for Data Quality Management (DQM
Sun Street Limited, the data management technology company, today announced that Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has implemented Curium DQM across its data management and investment operations teams in London and Chicago. In its first phase, Curium delivers to LGIM…
0 comments Read more30JanEEX migrates Market for Emission Allowances to a new trading system
Leipzig, 29 January 2015 The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will migrate trading on the Spot Market for CO2 Emission Allowances (EUA, CER, EUAA) to the T7 trading system. As a result, all Spot and Derivatives Market products will be tradable…
0 comments Read more30JanCME and LCH.Clearnet prep buy-side repo clearing
New clearing services could offer cross-margining benefits Clearing giants CME and LCH.Clearnet are set to challenge the DTCC and Eurex for buy-side repo business Source: Risk feed
0 comments Read more29JanMacquarie Wins as Australia Suffers From Commodity Rout
(Bloomberg) – What’s bad for Australia is good for its largest investment bank. Macquarie Group Ltd. is gaining from the slump in resource prices that’s hurting the commodities-driven economy, and from market turbulence that’s denting the profits of its global…
0 comments Read more29JanFinAnalytica Voted No. 1 Most Innovative Specialist Vendor
FinAnalytica, the leading provider of multi-asset class market risk management and portfolio construction solutions for the buy-side, today announced that it has been voted "Most Innovative Specialist Vendor" in the annual Risk Technology Rankings. FinAnalytica’s flagship technology,… FinAnalytica Source: Bobs…
0 comments Read more29JanPNB Selects FIS, Philippineâs Leading Payments and Core Banking Vendor, to Drive Growth
Philippine National Bank has selected FIS for its core banking solution. Under a multi-year agreement, FIS also provides on-premises managed services for EFT processing through its CONNEX payments platform. This agreement further expands FIS’ presence and outsourcing capabilities in the……
0 comments Read more29JanTotal secures stake in UAE oilfields
Source: Financial Times, 29th January 2015 Middle East contract is important source of long-term supply for French energy group Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now feed
0 comments Read more29JanConoco and Shell outline billions in cuts
Source: Financial Times, 29th January 2015 Fall in crude prices hits fourth-quarter results for both groups Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now feed
0 comments Read more29JanBig banks expect to miss Basel risk data deadline
Markit study and Basel progress report find industry is lagging Over 45% of G-Sibs have told regulators they will not comply with Basel’s risk data aggregation principles by 2016 – but a Markit survey paints a bleaker picture Source: Risk…
0 comments Read more29JanVelocimetrics Announces Technology Partnership with Solace Systems
Velocimetrics, the provider of real-time business performance monitoring and analysis solutions to the global financial community, today announces its technology partnership with Solace Systems, the leading provider of hardware-based messaging middleware. This partnership demonstrates… Source: Bobs Guide Latest News
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