10 May 2018
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index down -0.05 per cent in April
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
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Metamako enters security market with low-latency firewall solution
Metamako, a specialist in low-latency, FPGA-enabled network solutions, has now entered the security space with the launch of its…
More than half of institutional investors plan to outsource data management by 2021
New research by State Street Corporation reveals that more than half (60 per cent) of institutional investors surveyed plan to partly or…
Numerix deploys Oneview trading and risk apps on OpenFin
Numerix, a provider of risk technology, is to deploy Oneview, a front-to-risk platform, on the OpenFin desktop operating system (OS).…
09 May 2018
Atalaya Capital Management closes fourth Asset Income Fund at hard cap
Atalaya Capital Management, an alternative asset manager focused on opportunistic credit and special situations investments, has closed its…
Fund governance changes loom large
By Keith Parker, Link Asset Services – The Irish funds industry had another bumper year with total assets for 2017 growing by EUR298…
Changing times in Irish funds
By Mark Crossan, Bridge Consulting – Irish Funds are on the move again. Every couple of years there is a new product evolution. In 2015 we…
Reducing the middle- and back-office burden
Although most institutional investors are comfortable with the idea of fund managers outsourcing middle- and back-office functions while…
New loan origination QIAIF regime - finally a viable option?
By Gayle Bowen & Aongus McCarthy, Pinsent Masons – Under new rules implemented by the Central Bank of Ireland (“Central Bank”) last…
Inside the mind of a fund administrator
Interest in Ireland among private debt and private equity fund managers remains strong, especially with the highly anticipated amended…
Updated Irish structure set to attract new wave of PE managers
Ireland’s investment funds industry shows no sign of slowing with total AUM reaching EUR2.4 trillion by end of 2017. That’s a 16 per cent…
Broadridge acquires FundAssist
Broadridge Financial Solutions has completed the acquisition of FundAssist Limited, a regulatory, marketing and sales solutions service…
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange upgrades to latest version of Cinnober TRADExpress
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), and its 100 per cent fully owned subsidiary the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation…
Quantitative Brokers partners with Rebar Systems to provide best execution algorithms for futures
Quantitative Brokers (QB) is now offering its execution algorithms on Rebar’s flagship product, ROME – Rebar Order Management &…
DTCC plans first phase of settlement optimisation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has set a timetable for the first phase of settlement optimisation, a significant…
