09 Jan 2017
DTCC selects IBM, Axoni and R3 to develop distributed ledger solution
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has selected IBM, in partnership with Axoni and R3, to provide a distributed ledger…
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Global macro leads the way, says Lyxor
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index ended the first week of the year close to flat, according to data released by Lyxor.European equity markets…
Alpha-I launches with Lawson Conner
Alpha-I, which researches and develops quantitative investment strategies, has launched via the Lawson Conner platform. Alpha-I is…
Ipreo implements Investor Access for electronic order submission
Ipreo, a provider of market intelligence and productivity solutions to financial services and corporate professionals, has implemented…
HFSB adds new APAC committee members
The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the global standard-setting body for the alternative investment industry, has added George Long,…
ANNA opens consultation on fee models for the Derivatives Service Bureau
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) has opened the fee model consultation for the ANNA Derivatives Service Bureau…
Forefront Communications appoints managing partner
Forefront Communications Group, a boutique marketing and PR firm focused on the capital markets and fintech, has appointed Eric Soderberg…
CBOE’s historical data subscription service migrates to CBOE Livevol Date Shop
Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (CBOE) historical market data service formerly operated by Market Data Express (MDX) migrated to CBOE…
06 Jan 2017
SEI launches online solution for private fund investor transaction processing
SEI has launched SEI Trade, a cloud-based solution that automates the process of handling, documenting and tracking investors’ private fund…
CTA indices post positive returns in December after difficult year
Societe Generale Prime Services reports that all SG CTA indices posted positive returns in December 2016 at the end of what it describes as…
Jon Corzine to pay USD5m for MF Global’s unlawful use of customer funds
Jon S Corzine, former CEO of MF Global, is to pay a USD5 million civil monetary penalty for his role in MF Global’s unlawful use of almost…
Royal London selects Confluence for AIFMD Annex IV reporting
Royal London Asset Management has selected the Confluence’s Unity NXT AIFMD Annex IV transparency reporting solution to support the…
Gibson Dunn adds private funds lawyer in London
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has appointed Joshua Tod as of counsel in the firm’s London office. Previously of counsel with Simpson Thacher…
Tortoise launches mutual fund focused on core plus strategy
Tortoise Credit Strategies has launched its first mutual fund, The Tortoise Select Income Bond Fund, which is structured as a 1940 Act…
OR Law launches as successor to Sanders Ortoli Vaughn-Flam Rosenstadt
Law firm Ortoli Rosenstadt (OR Law) has launched as the successor to New York City-based Sanders Ortoli Vaughn-Flam Rosenstadt.“A new name…
