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Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) is contributing to a new model, Euronext Fund Service, to facilitate investments in funds for domestic and international investors.
Launched by Euronext and available starting 15 May 2017, the new service will enable institutional and retail investors to place subscription/redemption orders, in a simplified and automated manner, through their brokers for open-end funds that are registered or passported in France.
As a fund agent registered with Euronext, SGSS will process orders placed by investors through their brokers, from order reception to settlement.
Parallel to initiatives such as the FROG Working Group which promote
- 26/04/2017
BlueMountain Capital Management, a private diversified alternative asset management firm with USD22 billion in assets under management, has appointed Rollo Wigan as client adviser in the firm’s London office.
Wigan (pictured) will support ongoing client and business development activities for BlueMountain across Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
Wigan will work closely with the region’s institutional investors, consultants and high net worth individuals and their advisers, strengthening BlueMountain’s existing relationships and sourcing new investment opportunities. He joins the team led by Louisa Church, BlueMountain’s co-CEO of Europe and head of client advisory – EMEA, and a member of the
- 26/04/2017
ACOLIN has merged its IT, data and web support activities in a new subsidiary – ACOLIN InfoTech.
The new subsidiary will provide ACOLIN customers with future-oriented services in the field of international fund distribution.
For asset managers with an international alignment, access to investors is becoming increasingly difficult, more complex and more expensive. New regulations – for example MiFID II in the EU or the forthcoming FIDLEG in Switzerland – usually bring about new obstacles for international sales.
While target investors are still able to choose from a broad range of products, the latter is getting more and
- 26/04/2017
- 26/04/2017
London and Paris based structured product firm Hilbert will be offering discretionary portfolio, investment and retail plan management services to its clients following approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to extend its permissions in the UK.
Approval enables Hilbert to produce a broader range of products including structured product portfolios that cater to investors with specific requirements.
Hilbert founder Steve Lamarque (pictured) says: “We have seen an increased amount of interest in the UK for structured product funds. Therefore, I’m delighted that we can now offer these services to our clients and this in turn emphasises the start
- 25/04/2017
By Ron S Geffner (pictured) – Successfully launching a private investment fund, involving hedging strategies, private equity, venture capital or real estate, is dependent upon selecting the proper corporate structure and complying with regulations promulgated by regulatory agencies that govern funds and their managers in the United States (US), including the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Under certain circumstances, as discussed below, funds and their managers that are based in the US may also be subject to oversight by non-US based regulators. Structuring a fund involves both the creation of one
- 25/04/2017
The way that fund managers protect their data goes far beyond thinking about the four walls of their office. The way we work has revolutionised in recent times, as technology advances, especially cloud technology, redefining what the workplace actually is. With wifi, cloud platforms, and mobile phones, a hedge fund CEO could, if they wished to, run their business from a beach in Martinique. But with every upside there is always a downside. And today, that means that protecting one’s perimeter has become a far greater challenge.
The enormous flow of data between fund managers and their service providers, combined
- 25/04/2017
- 25/04/2017
ENSO is expanding the ENSO Broker Vote tool to include MiFID II research consumption, powered by RSRCHXchange, the MiFID II compliant marketplace for institutional research.
The expanded tool will provide buy-side institutions with evidence-based evaluation of research providers and budget setting to comply with upcoming 2018 regulatory requirements.
The expanded Broker Vote tool will provide clients with a clear methodology for research payments, fully validating how payments for research were reached based on the quantity and quality of services provided. In addition, ENSO clients will be able to value each research provider based on their total consumption, wallet commissions
- 25/04/2017
Ullink has launched a fully automated post-trade data management solution called UL PUBLISHER, enabling market participants to report transaction data to relevant regulatory authorities, meet upcoming MiFID 2 regulation and create a centralised view of post-trade data across multiple asset classes and front-office electronic trading systems.
With the introduction of MiFID 2 in January 2018, firms face new challenges in collecting, validating, enriching, submitting and tracking order and trade data across asset classes and front-office trading systems.
For transaction reporting, MiFID 2 introduces requirements for more than 60 new data items to be reported, imposes new reporting logic, and
- 25/04/2017
Man GLG, the discretionary investment management business of Man Group, has appointed William Ferreira as its head of machine learning.
In this newly-created role, Ferreira will be responsible for developing Man GLG’s machine learning capabilities, providing the firm’s portfolio managers with tools and techniques through which to support their analysis and decision-making processes.
He will also work directly with Man GLG’s teams on the application and interpretation of machine learning techniques in relation to topics such as analysing news and social media, market events and announcements, and the visualisation of complex data.
Ferreira will use the knowledge and
- 25/04/2017
- 25/04/2017
Esprow has launched ETP GEMS, a global exchanges and markets simulation platform, to enable market participants to test trading algorithms’ design and functionality, as well as venue connectivity, and to comply with the latest MiFID II requirements.
The latest MiFID II regulatory technical standards (RTS) require financial firms to test all algorithms and certify connectivity with counterparties and trading venues, prior to market use.
ETP GEMS allows brokers to test trading algorithms independent of the trading venue, enabling them to carry out required MiFID II assessments easily and efficiently.
The service can also be deployed by exchanges
- 25/04/2017
- 25/04/2017
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