13 Nov 2018
IMDAA opens applications for inaugural due diligence designation
The Investment Management Due Diligence Association (IMDDA), an exclusive investor-based organisation dedicated to the professionals who…
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Hedge funds struggled in October but there were huge differences between and within strategies
The selloff in October was difficult to navigate for hedge funds, but there were substantial divergences across strategies, according to…
Jersey Private Fund product finds favour across alternative asset classes
Mid-year figures from Jersey’s regulator show that the Jersey Private Fund structure (JPF), launched last year, is continuing to show…
Dash Financial Technologies adds Head of Equity Product
Dash Financial Technologies, a capital markets technology and execution provider, has appointed James Doherty as Managing Director, Head of…
12 Nov 2018
Corlytics launches free Regulatory Event Data (RED) app
Corlytics, a specialist in calculating and analysing regulation as a risk, has added a new free Regulatory Event Data (RED) app, which…
BCS GM and Tigress Financial Partners team up to offer proprietary US equity research and analytics to clients
BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has partnered with Tigress Financial Partners LLC, to provide proprietary US equity market research to its…
LibreMax Capital to acquire Trimaran Advisors
An affiliate of LibreMax Capital (LibreMax), an asset management firm specialising in structured credit, is to acquire Trimaran Advisors, a…
MAS and SGX successfully leverage blockchain technology for settlement of tokenised assets
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have successfully developed Delivery versus Payment (DVP)…
Coleman Research launches research interactions platform
Coleman Research, a provider of primary research, has launched Coleman Exchange, a cloud-based software platform that helps research…
Time for asset managers to get serious about settlement
By Daniel Carpenter, Head of Regulation at Meritsoft – “Not my problem gov” has long been the response from the major investment managers…
09 Nov 2018
Linear Investments expands FX product offering by deploying Integral BankFX
Linear Investments, a Prime Broker based in London’s West End, has partnered with Integral to provide its client base with the same level…
CFTC charges former Deutsche Bank trader with fraudulently mis-marking swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed and settled charges against Jacob Bourne, a former managing director of Deutsche…
Commerzbank AG to pay USD12m for swap dealing violations and misleading statements to CFTC
Commerzbank is to a pay USD12 million civil monetary penalty to settle CFTC charges relating to numerous violations of the Commodity…
Arquitos Capital Management becomes first independent client for Willow Oak’s FMS
Arquitos Capital (Arquitos) has become the first independently-run client of Willow Oak Asset Management’s (Willow Oak) fund management…
SANNE bolsters Manco with senior promotion
SANNE, a specialist provider of outsourced corporate, fund and private client administration, has promoted Karlien De Bruin to Director and…
