22 Mar 2017
GPW extends fee reductions for market makers
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has extended the fee reduction for market makers of WIG20 futures until 30 September 2017.Under the…
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Neil Pecker and Vision Financial Partners to pay USD6.5m to settle CFTC fraud charges
Neil Pecker and his company, Vision Financial Partners, are to pay USD6.5 million to settle US CFTC charges of fraudulent solicitation and…
Hedge fund managers become more flexible on fees
As hedge fund managers seek to rebuild investor confidence in the wake of a challenging 2016, they have pinpointed performance and fees as…
21 Mar 2017
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator at 3.48 per cent for March
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2017 measured 3.48 per cent, up from 3.25 per cent in February."SS&C…
Malta will be biggest Brexit beneficiary, says MPG
Malta will benefit more than any other financial centre in Europe from Brexit, according to international asset management firm Managing…
Advanced Logic Analytics adds technology finance executive to board
Advanced Logic Analytics (ALA), a provider of enterprise wide big data and finance analytics solutions for buy- and sell-side institutions…
SmartStream names new CFO
SmartStream Technologies, a Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) specialist, has appointed Richard Bowler as chief financial officer with…
ZEDRA signs Sovos to automate multi-jurisdiction AEOI tax reporting
ZEDRA, an independent fund specialist in trust, corporate and fund services, has placed an order with Sovos – the tax compliance software…
FundBPO selects DST to boost fund services automation
Australian fund administrator FundBPO – part of the MainstreamBPO group – has appointed wealth management software specialist DST Systems…
Captalys partners with Apex to launch first offshore credit fund
Brazilian investment manager Captalys has launched its first offshore fund with the support of Apex Fund Services as administrator.Captalys…
Proskauer adds investment management team
International law firm Proskauer has added a registered funds, BDC and regulatory team to its asset management platform.The team is…
DTCC’s GMEI utility awarded GLEIF accreditation
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) subsidiary operating the Global Markets Entity Identifier utility (GMEI utility)…
Hedge funds down slightly in second week of March, says Lyxor
The Lyxor Hedge Fund index was marginally down this week with weaker oil and dollar contributing to the underperformance of macro funds,…
20 Mar 2017
Crestline adds MD in business development and client partnerships group
Institutional alternative asset manager Crestline Investors has appointed Chris Golio as a managing director in the firm’s business…
Bell Pottinger and Michelmores launch crisis management service
Law firm Michelmores and communications agency Bell Pottinger have combined to provide a new crisis management service to help mitigate…