24 May 2018
State and Provincial Securities Regulators conduct coordinated international crypto crackdown
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has conducted one of the largest co-ordinated series of enforcement…
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Alternatives funds turn to values-based audience profiles to motivate allocators and build assets
Hedge fund, private equity and other asset management firms are using cutting-edge, values-based marketing technology to open new doors and…
FTI Consulting launches SEC RIA focused on investment fund wind-downs
FTI Consulting has launched FTI Capital Management (Cayman) Limited, a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered investment…
XTX Markets to be first liquidity provider to set up FX trading engine in Singapore
As part of its expansion in the Asian FX markets, XTX Markets’ Singapore entity (XTX) is building a new electronic foreign exchange (eFX)…
Thomson Reuters expands buy-side research offering on Eikon
Thomson Reuters has added sell-side research from Deutsche Bank, Kepler Cheuvreux and European Securities Network’s (ESN) to the Investment…
Hedge fund returns flat since end of March
The latest monthly hedge fund brief from Lyxor highlights that hedge fund performance since the end of March has been flat, according to…
23 May 2018
Smartkarma launches Boost Research
Smartkarma, an investment research network for independent research providers, has launched Boost Research, an accelerator programme…
Mosaic Smart Data adds two industry veterans to leadership team
Mosaic Smart Data (Mosaic), the FICC data analytics company, has added two finance and technology experts to its executive team – Stephen…
BlueBay appoints new Co-Head of Developed Markets
Global specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has appointed Stephen Thariyan to the newly created role of…
QuantConnect launches Algorithm Framework
QuantConnect, an open-source, cloud-based algorithmic trading platform, has made Algorithm Framework, a tool that provides a defined…
Hedge fund McLarty Capital Partners rebrands as The Firmament Group
McLarty Capital Partners (MCP), a private capital provider to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has rebranded as The Firmament…
CFTC opens access for US Customers to trading in Australian markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved Australian Securities Exchange Limited’s (ASX 24) application to permit direct…
Capitolis launches novation service in foreign exchange
Capitolis, a technology provider for the capital markets, has launched a novation service in foreign exchange (FX). Citi, HSBC, BlueCrest…
Carey Olsen supports Techemy Capital on ICO-focussed investment fund
Carey Olsen has advised Techemy Capital Limited on the launch of HODL 1 – a closed-ended fund vehicle targeting investments into…
London can benefit from the certainty of Guernsey’s position outside the EU
Guernsey’s stability and security means it is well-placed to help fund managers overcome Brexit uncertainty over the next couple of years,…