By Dr Marcus Peter & Irina Stoliarova – 2020 was a challenging year for the Luxembourg funds market. Despite a strong start in January and February, the Covid-19 pandemic caused a slowdown to fund set-up and net asset developments due
The Grand Duchy is set to capture an important chunk of the growing global market for alternative investment funds.
Bloomberg has launched BQuant Enterprise, a public/private-cloud-based analytics platform (the BQuant Enterprise Platform) for quantitative analysts and data scientists in financial markets. This customisable, turnkey solution accelerates financial services firms’ ability to compete more aggressively by incorporating quantitative approaches to
Novus Partners, a portfolio intelligence company servicing both asset capital allocators and hedge fund managers, has made significant updates to its platform as it relates to the ingestion and analysis of ‘deep’ portfolio data. “As we continue to build on
Alpha FX Group, a provider of FX risk management and alternative banking solutions to corporates and institutions internationally, has launched an alternative banking platform for the alternative investment sector. As part of this launch, the Group intends to open an
Northern Trust (NTRS) has launched an automated solution for initial margin calculation to help asset manager and asset owner clients comply with global regulations governing trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. The solution, made available to clients in advance of a
Preqin has entered a partnership with the Indian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (IVCA), under eligibility from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to produce performance benchmarks for alternative investment funds (AIFs) as an official benchmarking agency.
Northern Trust is to take an equity stake in Essentia Analytics, a provider of behavioural analytics and consulting services. The addition of Essentia behavioural analytics solutions is an extension of Northern Trust Whole Office, a strategy that facilitates client access
Causality Link, an advanced, AI-driven financial information technology provider, has launched the third generation of its platform. The technology now includes automated hourly alert queries, the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Navigator Tool, an expanded scope of system detection and more.
Apex Group Ltd has entered into a joint venture with VCP Advisors, a provider of financial, advisory and capital raising services for corporate and fund manager clients. VCP Advisors works with companies as well as closed-ended and open-ended funds across
