21 Apr 2020
BNP Paribas Securities Services and BlackRock form strategic alliance
BNP Paribas Securities Services and BlackRock Solutions have formed a strategic alliance to provide mutual clients with integrated…
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Energy trader Andurand warns of “crazy losses” as US WTI oil prices turn negative
Pierre Andurand, the well-known head of commodities-focused fund manager Andurand Capital Management, is cautioning of “crazy losses” as…
Mixed outlook for L/S equity and short-selling, says Lyxor
Lyxor’s L/S Equity Neutral peer group was down -2.8 per cent year-to-date, hurt by extreme trading conditions and the constituents’ average…
Quantile maintains optimisation and compression services despite coronavirus crisis
Early adoption of cloud technology has been key to Qunatile Technolgies' success in maintaining the operation of its optimisation and…
Aquis Exchange selects big xyt to provide market analytics
Aquis Exchange, a subscription-based pan-European equities exchange, is implementing big xyt's Liquidity Cockpit to support market…
20 Apr 2020
Toscafund names Aberdeen co-founder as chairman
Toscafund Asset Management, Martin Hughes’ long-running equity-focused hedge fund, has appointed Aberdeen Asset Management co-founder…
“All in this together”: How hedge funds are tackling cybersecurity challenges in the Covid-19 lockdown
With the closure of non-essential workplaces during the Covid-19 pandemic shaking up the way financial services companies do business, the…
Behavox appoints board of directors
Data Operating Platform Behavox has named its first board of directors, which will be chaired by Founder and CEO Erkin Adylov. Data…
Diginex and Itiviti partnership provides NYFIX connectivity for digital asset investors
Diginex has partnered with Itiviti to cater for demand from institutional investors, who wish to include digital assets in their…
TradAir launches TA1 forex solution
Trading technology company TradAir has gone live with a new service, TA1, to facilitate trading and liquidity in foreign…
17 Apr 2020
Man Group’s FUM falls 11 per cent in Q1 turbulence, but absolute return funds gain
Man Group suffered an 11 per cent drop in funds under management during the first quarter of 2020, though its absolute return hedge fund…
Crypto Finance raises CHF16m
Crypto Finance , a specialist in crypto currency trading, tokenisation and storage services to institutional investors has raised CHF14…
Grayscale reports record inflows to cryptocurrency funds in Q1 on the back of strong hedge fund allocations
Global digital currency asset manager Grayscale reported a record-setting USD503.7 million in inflows to its digital currency funds in Q1…
SANNE makes three senior appointments
SANNE, a global provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has made three senior appointments – Jason Bingham as Chief…
16 Apr 2020
BrightSphere Investment Group promotes finance chief to CEO
BrightSphere Investment Group has promoted chief financial officer Suren Rana to chief executive officer and president, with Rana taking…
