09 Oct 2019
Turning information into cash: practical issues when setting up a crypto-fund
By Ben Watford & James Burnie – Setting up a crypto-fund is not straightforward. Participants can be unclear as to the nature of this…
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Building a Walled Garden
Copper is a London-based technology platform that is set to revolutionise crypto investing. By building state-of-the-art trade…
Bitcoin, monetary innovation and the business cycle
By Manuel Anguita – At Silver 8 Capital, we believe that the future global monetary system will look considerably different than that of…
Blockchain technology – a bedrock for digitising the global funds industry
The digitisation of the alternative funds industry has the potential to usher in a new investment paradigm; one that offers fund managers…
As SM&CR deadline looms, do hedge fund managers need to panic?
With so much bandwidth being absorbed by the gravitational pull of Brexit, hedge fund managers could be forgiven for paying short shrift to…
Digtal Vega appoints Head of Asia, Head of Product and EMEA Relationship Manager
Digital Vega, an FX Options e-trading platform and provider of FX Options trading solutions, has made three senior appointments – Simon…
Unigestion migrates to SimCorp Dimension
Independent specialist asset manager, Unigestion, has completed its migration from on-premise to a cloud-based model, on SimCorp…
SIX and the SNB explore tech approaches for the use of digital central bank money in settlement of tokenised assets
As part of a proof of concept, SIX is working with the SNB to explore technological options to make digital central bank money available…
08 Oct 2019
Tradeweb expands portfolio trading for corporate bonds
Tradeweb Markets has significantly expanded its portfolio trading functionality for corporate bonds, enhancing access to competitive…
Apex appoints CDO
Financial services provider Apex Group has appointed Renaud Oury as Group Chief Data Officer (CDO) and as a member of the Executive…
BCS GM appoints Head of Equity Trading
BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has appointed Alexey Bachurin as the firm’s new Head of equity trading. Bachurin will be based in London,…
Seward & Kissel side letter study highlights continued challenges for funds of funds
A new study by the law firm Seward & Kissel of the hedge fund industry’s use of side letters – special agreements between hedge funds…
07 Oct 2019
Emerging Managers Summit: Inside the Vortex – Trends and influences shaping the emerging hedge fund space
Given the current market uncertainty, start-up and emerging hedge fund managers must be clever in their choices when bringing a fund to…
Broadridge adds Sisense analytics to buy-side revenue and expense management offering
Broadridge Financial Solutions has incorporated of Sisense’s embedded data analytics into its revenue and expense management…
The Fiducia Group launches new Corporate Finance division
UK financial services broker The Fiducia Group has launched Fiducia Corporate Finance which the company says will provide a bespoke…
