26 Feb 2019
Symbiont and Templum partner to deliver smart securities for private markets
Symbiont, a financial technology company delivering enterprise blockchain solutions, is partnering with Templum, a technology company for…
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Essentia analytics appoints CMO
Essentia Analytics (Essentia), a provider of behavioural data analytics and consulting for professional investors, has hired Doug Dundas as…
25 Feb 2019
UK and US authorities issue joint statement on post-Brexit continuity of derivatives trading and clearing
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Bank of England, including the Prudential Regulation Authority (BoE) and the…
Steve Eisman fund spearheads Neuberger Berman UK onshore launch
Neuberger Berman is launching a UK-domiciled fund range, with the group’s first strategy a global long/short equity portfolio run by…
Kingswood appoints new Head of Alternatives and Distribution
Kingswood Holdings (Kingswood), a listed UK-based wealth and investment manager, has appointed Richard Klein as Head of Alternatives and…
Align appoints Senior Program Manager, Workplace Technology
Align, a global provider of IT infrastructure and workplace technology services, has appointed Robert Caputo as Senior Program Manager for…
Investors re-emphasise compliance and cybersecurity during hedge fund and private equity operational due diligence, says Corgentum Survey
Over three-quarters (79 per cent) of respondents to a new investor and operational due diligence (ODD) analyst survey by Corgentum are…
Ideal Prediction launches automated voice and algorithm monitoring service
Ideal Prediction, an independent trading analysis and data science company for capital markets, has launched Scope, an automated monitoring…
22 Feb 2019
Bloomberg Enterprise Access Point adds alternative datasets
Alternative datasets are now available through Bloomberg’s “ready-to-use” data website, Bloomberg Enterprise Access Point. Adding…
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 3.42 per cent for February
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for February 2019 measured 3.42 per cent, up from 2.70 per cent in January. “SS&C…
Wharton School receives USD10m gift to set up alternative investments programme
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has received a USD10 million gift from 1986 undergraduate alumnus Josh Harris and his…
Derivative trading costs to escalate amid market volatility fears
Derivatives trading costs could double as markets brace themselves for increased bouts of volatility, according to research from analytics…
Options adds new direct low latency connectivity to Hong Kong, Korea and Sydney exchanges
Options, a provider of global market data and colocation services for trading firms, has added Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx), Korea Exchange…
CC&L Funds launches three liquid alternatives funds
Connor, Clark & Lunn Funds (CC&L Funds) has launched three alternative mutual funds effective 21 February 2019: CC&L…
Jersey’s private placement regime continues to find favour with alternative managers
Jersey’s funds industry continued to see a rise in the number of alternative fund managers choosing to market their funds through national…
