13 Jan 2022
Hedge fund sector closes out 2021 with 1.58 per cent December gain
The global hedge fund sector returned +1.58 per cent in December, bringing the aggregate return for the industry for 2021 to +10.00 per…
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12 Jan 2022
Options expands ultra-low latency hosting capabilities across HKEX equities and derivatives markets
Options, a provider of managed trading infrastructure and connectivity to the global Capital Markets, has expanded hosting capabilities in…
Standish acquires hedge fund admin firm Alpha Alternatives
Standish Management (Standish) has acquired Alpha Alternatives (Alpha), a boutique fund administration firm for hedge funds and other…
United Fintech invests in Athena Systems
United Fintech, a London-based financial technology investor and holding company, has completed a 25 per cent minority investment in…
Brevan Howard partners share GBP120m pandemic payout
Seventeen partners at hedge fund Brevan Howard have shared a bumper GBP120 million payout after profits surged following a series of…
Avelacom launches colocation and network services with Japan Exchange Group
Avelacom, a low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has become one of Japan…
Hedge fund AUM up 8.1 per cent in 2021 to USD4.32tn, says Preqin
Hedge funds continued to perform well at the close of 2021, according to data from Preqin, with the firm's 2022 Global Hedge Fund Report…
11 Jan 2022
Acadia and Transcend form joint collateral validation service to mitigate UMR challenges for the buy-side and broker-dealers
Transcend, a provider of collateral, liquidity, and funding solutions, and Acadia, a provider of integrated risk management services, have…
Governance revolution in Japan like the UK in the 80s and 90s, says Man GLG’s Atherton
The ESG-driven corporate governance revolution in Japan is creating investment opportunities similar to those in the UK in the 1980s and…
TNS offers 'seamless' relocation to London Stock Exchange datacentre
Transaction Network Services (TNS) is enabling firms wanting to co-locate and directly access the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to…
Qraft Technologies closes USD146m investment from SoftBank Group
AI enabled fintech company Qraft Technologies has closed a USD146 million investment from SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank), which includes…
Digital assets investors remain very bearish with record outflows totalling USD207m
Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling a weekly record of USD207 million last week, according to the latest Digital…
Varenne Capital expands business team amid record asset inflows and strong fund performance
Varenne Capital Partners (Varenne Capital) achieved net inflows in excess of USD1 billion from investors in 2021 amid strong fund…
X-Meta crypto exchange powered by Binance Cloud launches
X-Meta, a brand-new crypto exchange powered by Binance Cloud, is providing customers around the globe with an easy-to-use and highly secure…
10 Jan 2022
Single vendor model supports close collaboration
Using managed services, and co-sourcing arrangements, will not be suitable for all fund managers. It will always depend on the individual…
