29 Mar 2017
Sentinel consortium on track to meet MiFID II deadlines
The Project Sentinel collaboration is on track to deliver an industry-standard, fully MiFID II compliant platform by the fourth quarter of…
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Nexthera adds former Citadel portfolio manager
Nexthera Capital, a hedge fund manager focused on global therapeutics, has appointed Rael Mazansky as director of research.Working with…
Investor confidence rises by 4.2 points to 95.4 in March
State Street’ Global Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for March 2017 increased to 95.4, up 4.2 points from February’s revised reading of…
Esprow releases ETP C-Box update for MiFID II compliance
Esprow, a provider of enterprise testing technology for the financial markets, has released a MiFID II adaptation of its ETP C-Box RegTech…
28 Mar 2017
Stuck on the technology treadmill? A case for hedge fund managed services
By Kulvinder Gill – The technology treadmill is a tough place to be these days. Technology refresh cycles last only a mere three years,…
Investor reporting could become a key differentiator in the battle for raising assets
Alternatives have become a more mature option for institutional allocators, yet the reporting obligations fueled by the constantly evolving…
Hamilton Lane names general counsel and chief compliance officer
Hamilton Lane has appointed Lydia A Gavalis as general counsel and Frederick W Shaw as chief compliance officer, effective as 1…
BCS Global Markets appoints co-heads in London
BCS Global Markets, the Russian investment bank and largest securities broker on the Moscow exchange, has appointed Bradley Duke and Tim…
Axioma names MD, people and talent
Axioma, a provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, has appointed Jacqueline Gaillard as managing director,…
The investment manager’s guide to business continuity compliance
In today’s unpredictable world, it’s more critical than ever that investment managers and advisers establish plans to keep their businesses…
Asset managers have socio-economic and political concerns
Social and geopolitical turbulence across Europe and North America are concerns for global asset managers, according to the 2017 Linedata…
DTCC’s GMEI utility ready for MiFID II implementation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) subsidiary operating the Global Markets Entity Identifier (GMEI) utility continues…
SEI AUA rises by 25 per cent
SEI increased its assets under administration (AUA) by 25 per cent in 2016, with year-over-year net flows in its UK private banking…
ThinkMarkets cuts latency on ThinkTrader mobile app
ThinkMarkets, a provider of forex, CFDs and financial spread betting, has enhanced its ThinkTrader mobile trading app through the…
27 Mar 2017
The importance of ongoing due diligence
Recently, investor demand has increased for private equity, hybrid public / private funds and alternative yield strategies such as direct…
