26 Sep 2016
RFA’s Multi-Cloud platform offers the best of both worlds
Richard Fleischman & Associates Inc (RFA) has launched the RFA Multi-Cloud platform to enable RFA clients to more efficiently scale up…
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AllianzGI expands liquid alternatives offering with Structured Return fund
Allianz Global Investors has expanded its liquid alternatives platform with the launch of the Allianz Structured Return fund, an absolute…
Volante Technologies and Finexus partner on RTGS for Asia-Pac institutions
Volante Technologies, a provider of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages and payments, is…
CubeLogik to create cloud-based one-stop-shop for risk, liquidity and regulation
CubeLogik is creating a cloud-based one-stop-shop version of its CubeIntelligence platform for credit risk, market risk, liquidity…
Cowen Prime Services wins Hedgeweek USA Award 2016
Cowen Prime Services, the prime services division of Cowen Group, has been named Best North American Prime Broker at the 2016 Hedgeweek USA…
AIMA Canada welcomes CSA’s update of alt investment legislation
AIMA Canada, the national group of the Alternative Investment Management Association, has welcomed the Canadian Securities Administrator’s…
23 Sep 2016
Emerging hedge fund managers - challenges and solutions
Who would want to be a start-up hedge fund manager? Simon Schilder, partner at Ogier in Jersey, and TEAM BVI UK member with BVI…
Advantage Futures, CEO and ex-chief risk officer to pay USD15.m to settle CFTC charges
Advantage Futures, a Chicago-based futures commission merchant (FCM), the firm’s CEO Joseph Guinan and former chief risk officer William…
IHS Markit teams with AITEC and AIMA to strengthen KY3P platform
IHS Markit is teaming up with AITEC and the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) to strengthen its Know Your Third Party…
IKONIC Fund Services wins Best Offshore Fund Administrator at Hedgeweek 2016 US Awards
IKONIC Fund Services, a provider of fund administration services including accounting, investor services and corporate governance to…
Thomson Reuters strengthens buy-side trading capabilities with REDI acquisition
Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire REDI Holdings, a trading technology pioneer whose flagship REDIPlus execution…
SEC charges hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman with insider trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged hedge fund manager Leon G Cooperman and his firm Omega Advisors with insider…
Investors increase pressure on hedge funds to lower fees
Lower recent performance, high-profile redemptions and increased concern from investors on the issue of fees have influenced many hedge…
22 Sep 2016
The NAIF: Europe’s missing piece of the jigsaw
The Maltese Notified Alternative Investment Fund (NAIF) fills a gap in Europe's fund market. According to Dr Stefania Grech, Financial…
Malta’s SCC gathers momentum
Malta has been quite innovative in providing certain infrastructure for the securitisation cell company (SCC) and securitisation in…