01 Nov 2017
QuantHouse’s QuantFEED and QuantLINK available via Virtu Financial’s SI platform
QuantHouse’s QuantFEED and QuantLINK are now available via Virtu Financial’s disclosed Systematic Internaliser (SI) platform enabling…
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NetCurrency.com launches digital currency for global forex market
NetCurrency.com, a fintech startup company based in Hong Kong, has released a beta version of Neco, a digital currency for global forex…
Less than a quarter of North American buy-side firms well prepared for MiFID II
Well over half (58 per cent) of North American buy-side firms have confirmed that they will need to comply with MiFID II, and yet only 23…
Nicola Wealth Management launches Private Debt Fund
Nicola Wealth Management has launched its NWM Private Debt Fund. This fund combines a fund-of-funds approach with a direct investment in…
Metamako and Velocimetrics team to provide MiFID-compliant timestamping
Metamako, a leader in specialist FPGA-enabled high-performance networking platforms, has teamed with Velocimetrics, a provider of…
31 Oct 2017
CME Group to launch bitcoin futures
CME Group is planning to launch bitcoin futures in Q4 2017, pending regulatory approval. The new contract will be cash-settled, based on…
Fund administrators face challenges in seeking M&A
By Jay Peller (pictured), Citco Fund Services – In recent years, established alternative fund managers have increasingly migrated business…
More to come as latest acquisition nearly doubles AuA
With offices in 35 locations worldwide, Apex Fund Services has grown into one of the financial industry's largest independent fund…
Taking a disciplined approach to M&A strategy
One of the dangers of analysing consolidation trends in the fund administration space is that all firms are treated on a similar footing.…
Superior client service tempers appetite for acquisitions
On 19 October 2017, Deutsche Bank announced that they had sold their Alternative Fund Services business to Apex Fund Services (`Apex'). It…
Thirty seven per cent of organisations around the world still unsure whether they even need to comply with GDPR, says recent study
By George Ralph, RFA – A recent study by Watchguard Technologies of 1,600 organisations also found that only 10 per cent believed they were…
Stone Harbor launches Emerging Markets Explorer Strategy
Stone Harbor Investment Partners, an independent global fixed-income investment firm focused on credit risk strategies and asset…
Nasdaq Nordic Fund Market launches on Bricknode
Nasdaq’s Nordic Fund Market (NFM) has launched on the Bricknode Marketplace, allowing the Swedish company’s users to become Nasdaq…
Most hedge funds remain in positive territory, says Lyxor
Most hedge fund strategies remained in positive territories in the past week, with Global Macro leading the pack, benefitting from short…
30 Oct 2017
Outsourcing – how far can you go? Industry insights on GPP/AIMA Survey
Back in July this year, GPP, a London-based boutique prime broker, partnered with AIMA – the voice of the global alternative investment…
