30 Jan 2017
Irish UCITS fund approved to invest via Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect
Value Partners Ireland Fund Plc, an Irish UCITS umbrella serviced by HSBC, has been approved to commence investing in China via the…
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AGF launches quantitative investing and ETF platform
AGF Investments has launched AGFiQ Asset Management (AGFiQ), a quantitative investment platform powered by a multi-disciplined team that…
RJ O'Brien names MD of London affiliate
Chicago-based RJ O'Brien & Associates (RJO) has promoted Thomas Texier to the new role of managing director of its London-based…
EEX opens 15th global office in Madrid
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is offering an improved service to its Iberian members with the opening of a new office in…
FundRock opens Dublin office to serve growing Irish funds base
Fund management company and alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) FundRock Management Company has opened an office in Dublin, which…
CFTC appoints director of division of market oversight
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) acting chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has appointed Amir Zaidi to lead the division of…
Alternatives industry remained strong in 2016
The alternatives industry grew solidly in 2016 across all segments and factors tracked by Convergence.The firm measures the overall health…
Mercury launches digital platform for alternatives
Mercury Capital Advisors has launched Mercury iFunds, an end-to-end, digital solution offering RIAs, family offices and other wealth…
Mediatrix Capital Fund launches as Bloomberg-listed hedge fund
Mediatrix Capital Fund has launched as a Bloomberg-listed closed-end hedge fund administered by Sterling Fund Services, audited by KPMG,…
27 Jan 2017
E*TRADE to pay USD280,000 to settle CFTC charges
E*TRADE Securities and E*TRADE Clearing are to jointly pay a USD280,000 civil monetary penalty to settle CFTC charges over non-compliance…
Quintillion expands middle office services with DTCC reconciliation service
Quintillion, the European-based affiliate of US Bancorp Fund Services, has expanded its middle office services to include a specialised…
CFTC general counsel Marcus to step down
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) general counsel Jonathan L Marcus is to leave the agency. Marcus joined the CFTC in 2011 as…
Linedata acquires Gravitas
Linedata, a solutions provider to the investment management and credit industries, is to acquire Gravitas Technology Services, a provider…
Hatteras Funds marks third anniversary of Disciplined Opportunity Fund
Hatteras Funds, a provider of alternative investment solutions for financial advisers and their clients, is marking the third anniversary…
Cowen expands options and event driven strategies sales and trading team
Cowen Group has added Eric M Rose to the firm’s options and event driven strategies sales and trading team.Rose is a managing director and…
