20 Jun 2018
BCS adds to Global Markets Research Team
Elena Tsareva has joined the BCS Global Markets Research Team as a senior banking analyst, enhancing the investment bank’s coverage of a…
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Apex closes Deutsche Bank Alternative Fund Services acquisition
Apex Group (Apex) has completed the acquisition of Deutsche Bank Alternative Fund Services (Deutsche Bank AFS), adding USD170 billion in…
Colt Technology Services launches US operations
Colt Technology Services (Colt) has launched its US network, connecting multinational enterprises and financial firms to Europe and Asia.…
19 Jun 2018
Hedge funds up 0.33 per cent in May
Hedge funds posted their second consecutive month of gains, up 0.33 per cent in May and 0.48 per cent year-to-date.Performance has varied…
Creating cloud benefits
Over recent years, the continued popularity of passive funds has been a key factor in why hedge fund managers have seen their margins…
Smart automation
By Mike Canni, Opus Fund Services – Innovations such as self-driving cars and voice activated assistants, for example Amazon’s Alexa or…
Virtual desktops give hedge funds secure mobility
One of the clearest manifestations of how fund managers have changed the way they work in recent times lies in mobility. A portfolio…
Are alternative data sets becoming mainstream?
Alternative data will likely transform active investment management over the next five years, according to a white paper by Deloitte. Those…
How technology can enhance fundraising
Technology is becoming an important factor when hedge fund managers present their investment strategy to prospective investors. The more…
Using the cloud for flexible deployment of technology
The flexible deployment of technology using cloud-delivered solutions and hosted services is, in many ways, levelling the playing field…
Technology innovation thriving but ‘software intelligence’ necessary
Technology innovation continues to develop at an astonishing pace. And for those hedge fund managers in active fund raising mode, the…
Credit fund Sancus focuses on arbitraging inefficiencies
Olga Chernova, is founder and CIO of Sancus Capital, a long short credit manager and one of the leading female figures in the credit space.…
LIMEYARD launches crypto asset index
New Switzerland-based index provider LIMEYARD has launched its Crypto Asset Index, together with Decentriq, a FinTech enabling financial…
BlueBay appoints head of structured credit and CLOs
Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has appointed Sid Chhabra to the newly created role of Head of…
JPMorgan Chase Bank to pay USD65m fine for attempted manipulation of US Dollar ISDAFIX benchmark swap rates
JPMorgan Chase Bank is to pay a USD65 million to settle CFTC charges that it attempted to manipulate of the ISDAFIX benchmark. A CFTC Order…
