16 Nov 2017
Ropes & Gray adds to Private Investment Funds Practice
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has appointed Keren Rimon as counsel in the firm’s private investment funds practice in Boston. Rimon…
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KYC Global Technologies integrates Dow Jones Risk & Compliance data
KYC Global Technologies is partnering with Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, strengthening the positioning of the Jersey-based company's…
Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index gains 0.78 per cent in October
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category…
Hedge funds generated 1.15 per cent in October, says Preqin
The Preqin All-Strategies HedgeFund benchmark generated 1.15 per cent in October, the benchmark’s twelfth consecutive month of positive…
15 Nov 2017
LiquidityBook launches LBX Outsourced Trader
LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based provider of buy-and sell-side trading solutions, has launched LBX Outsourced Trader, an…
NEX commits to FX Global Code and introduces a public register
NEX has signed a Statement of Commitment to adopt the principles of the FX Global Code across its EBS FX trading platforms and NEX…
FIX Trading Community releases MiFID II Recommended Practices for Commission Unbundling
FIX Trading Community has released its Recommended Practices for Commission Unbundling as required by MiFID II. MiFID II has introduced the…
Coinfix launches new dollar-backed cryptocurrency
Blockchain company Coinfix Inc has launched USC, an encrypted digital asset pegged to the US dollar. With a fixed exchange rate of 1:1, it…
ECC partners with Allocated Bullion Exchange
European Commodity Clearing (ECC) and the Allocated Bullion Exchange (ABX) have agreed to cooperate on clearing and settlement. ABX,…
Vela expands MiFID II suite with launch of Systematic Internaliser Data Hub
Vela, a market access technology provider, has launched its Systematic Internaliser (SI) Data Hub, part of its comprehensive MiFID II…
Flow Traders assesses new capital requirements
The Dutch Central Bank has announced that as of 31 March 2018, investment firms dealing on their own account are must meet the requirements…
Abacus Group appoints Chief Information Security Officer
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for alternative investment firms, has appointed Dave Parsons as Chief Information Security…
UMB Fund Services endorses ILPA best practice principles and reporting templates
UMB Fund Services (UMB) has endorsed the Institutional Limited Partners Association’s (ILPA) best practice principles and reporting…
14 Nov 2017
CTAs and Macros shone in October as hedge funds continued winning streak
Hedge funds gained 1.32 per cent during the month of October with underlying markets, as represented by the MSCI AC World Index (Local), up…
Over 80 per cent of asset managers predict fundamental changes to operating models in the next two years
More than 8-in-10 (83 per cent) asset management professionals are expecting to make fundamental changes to their operating models in the…
