23 Jan 2019
BTIG expands Prime Brokerage team in Dallas
BTIG has hired Steven Stich within its Prime Brokerage division. Stich will be based in the firm’s Dallas, Texas office and report into…
More
Luxembourg licenses 80 new financial services companies in 2018
Luxembourg has once again ranked among the top three EU financial centres in 2018, having granted 80 new licences for banks, management…
Guernsey to introduce smart contracts legislation
Guernsey is aiming to take a leading role in drafting new laws to offer certainty in the use of ‘Electronic Agents’ in transactions and…
Hedge fund veteran joins Dynamic Beta Investments as COO
Hedge fund advisory firm Dynamic Beta investments (DBi), a specialist in the liquid alternatives market, has expanded its management team…
IHS Markit adds nine financial institutions to industry design team for SFTR reporting
ABN AMRO, Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, ING and three other financial institutions have joined…
Artivest expands alternative investment platform to offer product structuring and fund distribution solutions
Following the successful completion of its merger with alternative asset manager Altegris, Artivest has expanded its suite of services to…
Lights, camera, action: CAIS 2019 set to be a blockbuster
“Tech-tonic Shift: Innovation in Alternative Investments” will be the theme of the 2019 Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS),…
22 Jan 2019
Slowdown in Europe likely to favour bonds and export-oriented European equities in Q1 2019, says KIP
Slowing German output and lower inflation in the US and China will likely favour bonds over equities and export-oriented European equities…
New research points to poor understanding of blockchain amongst senior business execs
New research amongst institutional investors from the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) reveals that 63 per cent believe senior…
The GBBC adds to Board
The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading association for the blockchain ecosystem, has appointed Tom Jessop, president of…
Quant investment allocations to rise by 70 per cent in 2019, says LFIS
LFIS, a USD14 billion Paris-based asset manager, has released the results of a new survey which highlights the continued influence and…
7orca Asset Management goes live on IHS Markit’s thinkFolio
7orca Asset Management (7orca) is now live on IHA Markit’s order management and portfolio modelling solution, thinkFolio. Formed in 2017,…
LGO Markets partners with XTRD to onboard institutional traders
LGO Markets, a non-custodial, secure and transparent trading platform dedicated to institutions, has partnered with XTRD, a technology…
CMC Markets adds Business Development Manager to institutional team
CMC Markets Institutional, a provider of liquidity and white label trading solutions, has appointed Ross Newell as Business Development…
GPP appoints COO
GPP, a provider of prime brokerage, execution, custody and clearing services to hedge funds, wealth managers and broker-dealers, has…
