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ICAP is the leading trading venue for spot FX, forward FX, FX options and non-deliverable forwards for both electronic trading and voice broking.
ICAP’s award-winning EBS platform is a screen-base anonymous dealing system for professional traders. The continued increase in volumes of deals transacted on a daily basis on EBS creates unparalleled liquidity and access to a global community of traders, bringing together buyers and sellers, bids and offers in an orderly marketplace.
Approximately USD 190 billion in a range of spot foreign exchange currencies is traded on the EBS platform each day, by traders in 50 countries across the globe.
Website: www.icap.com
Atsumi & Partners is one of Japan's leading law firms, advising clients on regulatory and compliance issues affecting Japanese and cross-border investment funds, including investment fund formation, private equity investment, asset management, swaps and derivatives, and M&A transactions
Website: www.apap.gr.jp/en
Natixis is a leading banking player in France and Europe. It offers services in five major activities: corporate and investment banking, asset management, services, receivables management, private equity and wealth management. With 22,600 employees, including 7,000 abroad, Natixis has offices in 68 countries and is active with medium-size and large businesses, institutional investors and retail banks.
Natixis is the listed vehicle of the Banque Populaire Group and the Caisse d’ Epargne Group
Website: www.natixis.jp/default.aspx
MSS, Manager Selection Services, operates one of the largest independent Managed Account Platforms in the Hedge Fund sector and it is also the investment advisor to the FTSE Hedge Index Fund SPC. The FTSE Hedge Global Index and the FTSE Hedge Momentum Index have recently received Irish regulatory approval as an eligible asset for distribution under the European UCITS 3 legislation.
The Managed Account Platform, HIP, (Hedge fund Investment Platform) on which the FTSE hedge fund is based, is specifically designed for institutional investors in Hedge Funds, either multi or single manager investments. With the full transparency afforded by HIP, MSS has built Gar@s, a fully automated risk management system, which provides a daily measure of multiple risk measurements, giving clarity to many aspects of risk imbedded in all types of Hedge Fund portfolios. HIP allows banks to invest in Hedge Funds with the highest level of Basle 2 compliance. HIP also provides monthly independent valuations and monthly liquidity with guaranteed capacity. Hedge Fund Managers can be selected from the HIP or MSS can customise Managed Accounts for institutional investors selecting their preferred managers. Both Quantitative and Qualitative Due Diligence can be performed on a continual basis. HIP provides for full segregation of the investors assets.
The FTSEhx Fund SPC, is an Irish Stock Exchange listed and Cayman Island domiciled fund of hedge funds. The daily Net Asset Values of FTSEhx create the values of the FTSE Hedge Index series. To qualify for inclusion in the index, hedge funds must meet the criteria set out in the FTSE Hedge ground rules, a process governed by an independent committee.
The FTSEhx Fund SPC has 13 listed share classes: the Global Index, the Momentum Index, 3 management style share classes and 8 strategy share classes, all of which are investible and have monthly liquidity. The indicative FTSEhx NAV’s of all 13 share classes, and the corresponding indicative FTSE Hedge Index values, are published on Bloomberg daily.
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) is the global, not-for-profit trade association for hedge funds, managed futures and managed currency funds. Founded in 1990, AIMA represents the global alternative investment community and provides a centre of knowledge for professional investment practitioners. Spanning 47 countries on five continents, AIMA’s corporate members enable the association to create global tools for the benefit of its members, institutional investors and regulators. We provide education, information and research and address the key issues affecting the industry around the world - and are proud to be a co-founder of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (www.caia.org). The Japan chapter of AIMA was established in 2001 to serve the local hedge fund industry and Japan-based hedge fund investors.
Websites: www.aima-japan.org or www.aima.org
The Tokyo Hedge Funds Club is an informal industry network. Our mission is to promote the Japanese hedge fund industry and to help it grow by connecting people through networking. The club was founded in June 2005 to make it easier for investors, hedge fund managers and other senior industry professionals to connect.
Website: www.hedgefundsclub.com
Website: www.linedata.com
Weavering Capital (UK) Ltd is a London based independent asset management and macro economic research company. Regulated by the Financial Services Authority, Weavering was founded in 1998 by the company’s CEO Magnus Peterson. Weavering’s expertise lies in the G7 fixed income and interest rate derivatives markets. Our in-house team of economists carry out the economic research, which forms the basis of all trading decisions. Weavering Capital manage two funds a Macro based strategy and a newly launched global credit fund.
Website: www.weaveringcapital.com
Website: www.walkersglobal.com
Instinet Alpha is a 24-hour dedicated fund manager's outsourced dealing desk that is both broker and technology neutral. Clients benefit from our trading experience and expertise, access to sell-side liquidity, consolidated market information and the latest trading technologies available. Moreover, clients can extract greater value from their trading commissions, all without the associated fixed costs of operating an in-house trading desk. Japanese speaking staff available.
Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC which has an AA long-term credit rating and a balance sheet of over £1.1 trillion*. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs. Barclays Capital has offices in 26 countries, employs over 15,700 people and has the global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.
Barclays Capital Prime Services provides a fully integrated platform with a broad range of equity and fixed-income cash and derivative products. Our offering includes multi-asset class prime brokerage, securities lending, equity swaps, CFDs, repo, and futures and options clearing and execution. In addition, our Global Netting product is widely considered to be the premier multi-asset class cross-margining solution in the industry.
Prime Services has a dedicated team within Asia to provide tailored offerings for the fast growing and distinct needs of the region. Committed to excellent client service, there are approximately 200 Prime Services professionals available globally plus offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo to ensure clients benefit from regional access. For further information about Barclays Capital.
Website: www.barclayscapital.com
Website: www.maplesandcalder.com
TORA® is the premier multi-broker electronic trading platform dedicated to Asia, integrating OMS/EMS functions and connected to 23 markets in 14 countries.
TORA provides DMA, algorithmic, program and worked order routing via 75+ global and local Asian brokers to trade equities, futures, index options, single stock options, convertible bonds and spreads. TORA integrates stock-loan, IOI, alerts, pre-trade analytics and risk-limit functionality within the trading platform.
Designed by traders for traders, TORA consolidates information from multiple instruments into one window. Tabs enable toggling between instruments. The detachable Baikai provides speed and flexibility, allowing traders to manage multiple functions with a single mouse click.
TORA is an ASP requiring no new IT infrastructure. The system can process orders seven times faster than most brokerage systems with a throughput of less that 5 milliseconds and exceptional reliability (over 99.98% up-time in the past four years).
TORA also offers outsourced trading services, eliminating the costs and complexities of managing an internal trading desk for Asia. Compared to more traditional outsourced trading services, the proprietary TORA® platform offers significant advantages to the trader or portfolio manager and is central to managing the trade process in real-time.
Contact:
Simon Coombes Tel: +81-3-4550-2774 Email: scoombes@toratrading.com Website: www.toratrading.com
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