The application of PRIIPs has been mired in controversy. Our view remains that the latest attempts to address problems with the regulation are a step forward but fail to remedy the fundamental flaws. The analysis of Anastasia Petraki, Head of Policy Research at (...)
ESMA tells fund managers to improve readiness for future adverse shocks
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published a Report on the preparedness of investment funds with significant exposures to corporate debt and real estate assets, for potential future adverse liquidity and (...)
ESMA requires net short position holders to report positions of 0.1% and above
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a decision temporarily requiring the holders of net short positions in shares traded on a European Union (EU) regulated market to notify the relevant national competent authority (NCA) if the position reaches or (...)
Will climate risks be incorporated into cost of capital calculations under Solvency 2?
ESG and climate risks appear to be a real source of concern for most of those who responded to the request for information that the EIOPA conducted in order to prepare its opinion. The EIOPA rendered its opinion on 30th September; at this stage it advises undertakings to (...)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published its 2020 Work Programme (WP), setting out its priorities and areas of focus for the next 12 months in support of its mission to enhance investor protection and promote (...)
KBC Asset Management selects Axioma’s Risk Solutions for Equities
Axioma, a leading provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, has entered into an agreement with KBC Asset Management (KBC), to provide Belgium’s largest investment manager with a risk management and portfolio optimization (...)
Turquoise selects QuantHouse to extend Turquoise Plato™ midpoint matching services across Europe
QuantHouse, the global provider of innovative market data services, trading and infrastructure solutions, today announced that Turquoise® has extended the QuantHouse real-time primary market data feeds to its Turquoise Plato™ midpoint matching (...)
Axioma Completes the Acquisition of ConceptONE’s Risk-Reporting Unit
Axioma reported the completion of its previously announced acquisition of the risk-reporting unit of ConceptONE, a global provider of back-office investment services. The transaction follows Axioma’s acquisition of ConceptONE’s regulatory-reporting unit in March. Terms were (...)
MST selects CACEIS as depositary for two closed-end ship funds
CACEIS will be acting as depositary for the first two mutual ship funds under the German KAGB investment act. The two closed-end funds, “MS Marguerita” and “MS Tanja”, will both be managed by “MST AIFM Eins Fondsmanager GmbH”, which is the investment management company of “MST (...)
Axioma Releases New Functionality for Multi-Asset Class Portfolio Optimization
New version of Axioma Portfolio Optimizer uses multi-asset class risk models from Axioma Risk Provides state-of-the-art construction tools for an increasingly multi-asset class investing environment