02 Jan 2018
Vela expands Systematic Internaliser Data Hub offering with Virtu Financial
Market access technology provider Vela has added Virtu Financial, an electronic market making firm, to the growing list of electronic…
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Euronext becomes minority shareholder in LCH SA
Euronext has closed a share swap of its 2.3 per cent stake in LCH Group for an 11.1 per cent stake in LCH SA, becoming minority shareholder…
29 Dec 2017
Investors add USD10.79bn to hedge funds in November
Investors added an estimated USD10.79 billion into hedge funds in November, according to the latest eVestment Hedge Fund Industry Asset…
28 Dec 2017
IHS Markit Connects thinkFolio to TRADEcho for MiFID II Trade Reporting
Business information provider IHS Markit’s thinkFolio investment management platform is now connected to TRADEcho’s Approved Publication…
First Eagle Investment Management completes NewStar Financial acquisition
First Eagle Investment Management (First Eagle) has completed its previously announced acquisition of NewStar Financial Inc, a lender and…
27 Dec 2017
Global investor confidence declines in December by 1.5 points to 94.8
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index decreased to 94.8 in December, down 1.5 points from November’s revised reading of 96.3. …
Crédit Agricole acquires Natixis’ 15 per cent stake in CACEIS
Crédit Agricole has finalised its acquisition of Natixis’ 15 per cent stake in CACEIS. As a result, it now controls 100 per cent of the…
Conning to acquire stake in Global Evolution
Conning is to acquire a 45 per cent stake in Global Evolution, a specialist investment manager of emerging and frontier market debt…
Geely Holding to acquire Cevian Capital’s shares in AB Volvo
Activist hedge fund Cevian Capital has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in AB Volvo (Volvo) to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely…
22 Dec 2017
Solactive launches bitcoin futures index
Three weeks after the approval of bitcoin futures by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States, niche index provider…
Indus Valley Partners enhances product suite for alt investment managers
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of technology solutions for alternative asset managers, has enhanced its Cash Master, Price Master,…
Charles River expands MiFID II support by adding continuous evaluated pricing from ICE Data Services
Charles River is helping clients prepare for the impending European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II)…
EEX achieves new daily records in Phelix-DE and butter futures
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has set a new daily record in Phelix-DE Futures, achieving a total of 10.8 TWh on 19 December, which is…
Best wishes for 2018 from the Global Fund Media team
The Global Fund Media daily newsletter team is taking its customary year-end break, and will resume business as usual on Monday…
21 Dec 2017
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator up to 4.18 per cent for December
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for December 2017 measured 4.18 per cent, up from 3.91 per cent in November. "SS&C's…
