09 Feb 2018
Abel Noser and Liquidnet launch Portfolio Manager Profiling pilot
Liquidnet, a global institutional trading network, and Abel Noser Solutions have launched the pilot of Portfolio Manager Profiling. The…
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Brave New Coin launches global classification standard for crypto assets
Brave New Coin, a blockchain and cryptographic assets research company, has launched the General Taxonomy for Cryptographic Assets, the…
08 Feb 2018
Symphony now available on OpenFin
OpenFin, a desktop operating system built specifically for the needs of capital markets, has publicly contributed code to the Symphony…
GLEIF and SWIFT launch first open source BIC-to-LEI relationship file
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has published the first monthly relationship file that matches a Business Identifier…
Hedge funds surge in January as volatility builds
Hedge funds surged at the start of 2018 as equity markets turned in the strongest January since 1997, despite equity, currency and fixed…
Man GLG appoints Portfolio Manager
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has appointed Louise Pugh as a portfolio manager for its European…
Private equity and hedge fund regulatory enforcement down under Trump, says study
More than half (56 per cent) of executives at hedge fund and PE funds believe regulatory enforcement has decreased under the Trump…
eFront launches eFront Insight
eFront, a financial software and solutions provider for the alternative investments space, has launched eFront Insight which digitalises…
UMB Fund Services joins HFA’s Thought Leadership Council
UMB Fund Services has been named as a sponsor of the Hedge Fund Association’s (HFA) global Thought Leadership Council. “As a long-term…
Digitise or jeopardise says KPMG report
A new report entitled ‘Alternative Investments 3.0 – digitize or jeopardize’ from KPMG International and CREATE-Research finds that digital…
07 Feb 2018
THL Credit names MD as Head of Capital Markets
THL Credit Advisors (THL Credit) has named Brian Murphy (pictured), as Head of Capital Markets. Murphy, who is based in Chicago, is a…
Hedge fund exec to lead new SharesPost unit focused on ICOs
SharesPost has launched a new Digital Securities Group allowing token issuers and investors to use SharesPost's existing Alternative…
Ocorian to acquire ABAX
Ocorian, a global provider of specialist financial services backed by private equity firm Inflexion, is to acquire ABAX, an advisory,…
EEX teams with Saxo Bank and PZEM Energy to expand access to German Power
The European Energy Exchange (EEX), Saxo Bank and PZEM Energy have partnered to offer German Power CFDs (Contracts for Differences) on…
MDXT Connect app now available on Symphony Market
MDX Technology’s MDXT Connect app is now available on the Symphony Market. The new app offers integration capabilities with a wide range of…
