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Colt now provides connectivity to the pan-European exchange Equiduct through its financial extranet Colt PrizmNet, making it easier for firms to meet their best execution requirements under MiFID II.   Colt PrizmNet connects to key equity trading venues as well as other asset classes, simplifying access to multiple venues through a single platform and supporting firms to fulfil their regulatory obligations.    Equiduct is a regulated market segment of the Börse Berlin, and is considered pre-trade transparent and fully MiFID compliant. It provides access to pan-European equity markets, including the Euronext area, UK, Germany, Italy, Nordics, Spain and Switzerland. In
Ashburton Investments, the investment management arm of the FirstRand Group, has strengthened its equity research capabilities by hiring Robert Lea as head of global equity research.   The newly created global equity research team will provide analysis for the equity solutions range as well as Ashburton’s multi-asset strategy which has been running for over 30 years.   Ashburton is bolstering its equity research function to provide its investment managers with further in-depth analysis. Lea will head up the new team, with Jonathan Aldrich-Blake moving from his current role of Investment Manager at Ashburton to join the newly created team.  
A new survey of global asset managers and institutional investors, sponsored by Northern Trust, would suggest that alternatives have become mainstream. With this, asset managers are facing demands from investors for an increased level of transparency that more closely aligns with that provided for traditional long-only funds. The survey was conducted in partnership with The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The aim, says Stuart Lawson, Senior Vice President and Product Manager, Northern Trust, was to ascertain any shift in focus among global asset managers and asset allocators, from a post-financial crisis perspective. “The EIU surveyed more than 200 executives across a
It’s June, which means hurricane season is upon us, and it’s time to shore up business contingency plans. As we all remember, many firms in New York and New Jersey were impacted by Hurricane Sandy back in 2012, and since then, focus on business resiliency and continuity has increased dramatically. If you’re an emerging manager just embarking on your first BCP plan or it’s time to review and update your existing plan, here are eight tips to keep in mind as hurricane season begins.  1. Determine how/where your employees will work in the event of a weather scenario.  Some firms
What does the future hold for the raising of funds in Europe? Wayne Atkinson (pictured) of Collas Crill, on behalf of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association, takes a closer look. With the arrival of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), many were quick to bemoan what they saw as the inevitable loss of their favoured route to market; the use of national private placement regimes in the key European markets to raise capital for a Guernsey fund vehicle. With the passing of a few more years, a Brexit referendum and more than a little regulatory delay, it is becoming
A new report from Grant Thornton, entitled ‘The future of growth and the asset management industry: Disruptive forces rewrite the solution for hedge fund success’, finds that investors are demanding that hedge fund managers find alpha that exceeds market performance, an increasingly challenging hurdle during an eight-year bull market. However, the report says that all bets are not off yet for the hedge fund industry. “Political and economic surprises create heightened volatility, and we are most certainly living in unpredictable times. The industry attracts the best and the brightest talent who can build the most sophisticated risk, liquidity and return
Eze Software, a provider of investment management technology, is investing in its EMEA operation and has appointed David Quinlan (pictured), an 18-year veteran of Eze Software, Executive Managing Director, EMEA. Quinlan will be leading EMEA business development, sales and client services in the region, focused on the needs of the growing number of EMEA clients in the MiFID II environment. Quinlan joined Eze in 1999, and has held a number of critical executive roles across the organisation, serving most recently as head of strategy.   “I couldn’t be more excited for the opportunity to lead the EMEA business for Eze. We
Liquidnet has appointed Takis Christias as head of trading strategies EMEA.   Takis brings more than 20 years of experience in quantitative analysis and trading strategies and will be responsible for the continued build out of the electronic execution offering across the Liquidnet platform.   “Takis is a key addition to Liquidnet’s algorithmic design and development team in EMEA. The ability to optimise execution strategies to navigate the changing liquidity landscape is crucial to our clients,” says Mark Pumfrey, head of Liquidnet EMEA.   Christias joins Liquidnet from Citi, where he held a number of senior roles in the electronic
IHS Markit has launched the Emirates NBD Markit iBoxx USD Sukuk Index in collaboration with Emirates NBD, the Dubai-headquartered bank.     The index provides an objective and transparent benchmark for investors in USD sukuk (bonds that conform with Islamic finance norms).   It couples market knowledge from Emirates NBD with IHS Markit’s expertise in the provision of fixed income indices.   “The creation of the Emirates NBD Markit iBoxx USD Sukuk Index is an important and timely expansion of our global iBoxx family of bond indices,” says Aram Flores, managing director and co-head of Indices at IHS Markit. “In partnering
Fintech company Red Deer and Convergex’s Westminster RPA are working together to provide an end-to-end MiFID II solution for the asset management industry.   Westminster Research Associates is a broker-dealer specialising in providing full-service custodial aggregation solutions and access to an extensive network of independent research to the institutional investment community. Convergex is an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider.   Together, Red Deer and Westminster RPA will enable clients of both companies to benefit from a research valuation and payments process that allows asset managers to remove any scope for conflict by valuing and paying for research

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