Benchmarking Tool Debuts for Hedge Funds & Others CME Group, a provider of derivatives marketplaces, reports the launch of ENSO Data Insights, which it characterizes as “a benchmarking tool which leverages ENSO’s alternative data set to help customers make more informed investment decisions.” ENSO Data Insights “provides hedge funds, asset managers and banks … access to… Read More >>
Mizuho Capital Markets Fined for Alleged NFA Violations
Swap dealer Mizuho Capital Markets has paid a $900,000 fine for allegedly violating National Futures Association (NFA) requirements for margin collection, model monitoring and reporting related to uncleared swaps. In fact, NFA officials alleged that the New York-based firm did not satisfy requirements for initial and variation margin collection and did not properly supervise the… Read More >>
Asset Managers Should Quantify Their Dealer Relationships: Analyst
(Editor’s note: Asset managers should start to think about some form of quantitative benchmarking for their relationships to dealers in the credit markets, according to Sean Owens, director, fixed income research and consulting, at market research firm Woodbine Associates. Owens is also the author of a new report, “Credit Trading Dealer Liquidity: Asset Manager Views… Read More >>
