Asset Classes Archive

Pension funds, fund managers and hedge funds are increasingly using commodity derivatives to diversify their portfolios, according to a new study. read more>

New research from advisory firm TowerGroup has predicted that the credit crisis will have a severe and lasting impact on asset managers. read more>

Eurex, the European derivatives exchange, has reported that customers’ average roundtrip times for futures contracts halved to five milliseconds following the introduction of its Enhanced Transaction Solution last month. read more>

European central securities depository Euroclear Bank has linked its DerivManager OTC derivatives service with the Trade Information Warehouse, an OTC derivatives processing facility provided by the US’s Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC). read more>

A power outage at the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICEs) primary data centre caused the exchange to close it markets for over three hours yesterday. read more>

The Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corporation (CBLC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Euroclear and has been in partnership talks with settlements provider Omgeo. read more>

MTS Group, a pan-European electronic trading platform for government bonds, has signed an agreement with the Brazilian Ministry of Finance for the creation of an electronic market dedicated to the trading of local currency sovereign securities issued by the Federative Republic of Brazil. read more>

Derivatives exchange Eurex will launch USD-denominated derivatives on the MSCI Russia Index, on 23 June 2008. read more>

Morgan Stanley has expanded its global technology operations with the opening of a new centre in Montreal. read more>

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is planning to introduce Tdex+, a new options trading system, in the first half of 2009. read more>