25 Mar 2020
UMB Fund Services names Senior Vice President, Director of Transfer Agency
UMB Fund Services (UMB) has hired Mike Huisman as senior vice president, director of transfer agency. UMB Fund Services (UMB) has hired…
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Warnings over “quick changes” to rules as short selling faces closer scrutiny
Short selling is falling under closer regulatory scrutiny following recent turmoil - but industry observers are highlighting its “valuable”…
Digital exchange fintech Tassat names new CEO
Tassat, a global provider of financial technologies and products for digital payments and digital exchange, has appointed Krishna Prasad…
24 Mar 2020
Widening valuation spreads offer “significant” rally potential
Portfolios built around value-based positions may be primed for a “significant” rally following the sustained global stock market slide,…
Eventus appoints London-based Senior Sales Engineer for Europe
Global trade surveillance and market risk software platform provider Eventus Systemsn has made its first key hire in London with the…
FCA rules out short selling ban as hedge funds stack up bearish bets
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority last night (23 March) ruled out a ban on short selling, as many major hedge fund firms continue to…
New surveillance tool Shimmer to combat market abuse on Bitfinex
Bitfinex has launched Shimmer, a new proprietary surveillance tool aimed at combating market abuse identifying suspicious trading practices…
Bank of China teams up with Refinitiv to launch new foreign exchange price prediction app DeepFX
Bank of China has launched DeepFX, an artificial intelligence-based foreign exchange trading signal prediction application through Eikon,…
big xyt appoints Head of Client Engagement
big xyt, an independent provider of market data analytics, has appointed Richard Hills as Head of Client Engagement. Working alongside Mark…
Sudrania launches new version of fund admin platform
Sudrania Fund Services Corp (Sudrania) has released Seamless Impact, the latest version of its flagship fund administration platform,…
23 Mar 2020
Algebris PM Gallo says markets are now “ripe with opportunities”
Algebris Investments, Davide Serra’s multi-asset class hedge fund firm, says markets are “ripe with opportunities”, and is now preparing to…
Fintech iCapital Network closes USD146m funding round
Financial technology platform iCapital Network, which provides financial advisers and their clients with access to a curated menu of…
Meraki Global Advisors adds industry veterans
Meraki Global Advisors has made two senior hires: Eric Savitz, a 20-plus year veteran of the outsourced trading industry, has joined as…
CIFC appoints Head of Research
Alternative credit specialist CIFC has appointed David Walker as Head of Research. In this role, Walker will be responsible for leading…
Sterling Trading Tech appoints Director of Technical Operations and Infrastructure
Sterling Trading Tech (STT) has appointed Tim Macek as Director of Technical Operations and Infrastructure. Macek brings over 25 years of…
