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SIX Financial Information, a provider of reference data, market data and added value services, has partnered with Infront, a trading and information solution provider in the Nordics. The JV will service clients in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.   The partnership combines Infront’s financial terminal technology with the global reference and market data of SIX.   Users of SIX Edge and Starweb will be migrated to the Infront terminal powered by the extensive database of SIX. The partnership extends to Infront clients who will receive SIX data going forward.   The news agency SIX News will merge with Nyhetsbyrån Direkt
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) ICE Data Services has expanded coverage for its best execution service to include sovereign and corporate bonds in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Best execution leverages ICE’s fixed income Continuous Evaluated Pricing to measure best execution, and offers a trade-by-trade measure of execution quality relative to comparable market transactions.   The launch of best execution in EMEA comes as European regulators are moving to expand transparency in fixed income securities. In particular, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) formalised rules that require investment firms to maintain records quantifying the transaction quality of
Alternative asset manager FS Investments has hired Steve DeAngelis as executive vice president and head of distribution. DeAngelis will serve on the firm’s executive committee and as president of FS Investment Solutions, FS Investments’ wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary.   DeAngelis joins the firm as it is expanding distribution into new channels, preparing to launch new investment strategies, and ramping up its advisor and investor education platform.   “Steve DeAngelis has had a long and impressive career in financial services, both as a sales leader and business builder,” says Michael C Forman, chairman and CEO of FS Investments. “We believe we
Tim Thornton, COO, Fund Services, MUFG Investor Services, comments on the rising capital requirements for fund managers… Following the ‘too big to fail’ challenges of global banks, it is not surprising to see regulators turning their attention to large fund managers. While there is no solid evidence that they pose a systematic risk or contributed to the banking crisis; the increasing consolidation of the industry into fewer, larger managers does concentrate risk.   Recent examples of asset management companies being asked to increase capital requirements demonstrate that regulators are concerned about the dangers posed by the liquidity crisis and the
Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) has bought interests in Winton Group and Partner Fund Management (PFM). Founded in 1997, Winton is a global investment manager that uses scientific methods to develop investment systems across a broad range of products from diversified multi-asset offerings to regional long-only equities.   The firm is headquartered in London and has over 400 employees, with additional offices in Oxford, Zurich, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York, Tokyo, Sydney, and San Francisco.   PFM manages global equity strategies, including global diversified long/short, global long, and global healthcare funds. PFM was founded in 2004 and is based in San Francisco.
Institutional investment consultant Absolute Return Partners (ARP) has appointed Mark Moloney as senior research analyst. He joins from fund of hedge funds Saguenay Strathmore Capital (now Titan Advisors) where he was associate director.   In his new role, he will report to Niels Jensen, chief investment officer.   During his time at Saguenay Strathmore Capital, Moloney was a lead analyst across a number of invested hedge funds and strategies. As part of his role, he undertook comprehensive qualitative and quantitative research and analysis across all asset classes and hedge fund strategies on behalf of the global research team and investment
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has completed the EUR500 million final close of the BNP Paribas European SME Debt Fund, attracting a range of European institutional investors.  The fund finances small and medium sized enterprises in Europe through a solution combining bank lending and fund financing.   Strong demand has resulted in the fund reaching its target of EUR500 million at first close, offering institutional investors, including insurers and pension funds, access to an innovative way to diversify their credit exposure.    Included in the investors are AG2R La Mondiale, BNP Paribas Cardif, CNP Assurances, l’ERAFP, Federal Finance Gestion (on behalf
Maples Fiduciary, a division of MaplesFS and provider of fiduciary, entity formation and management, insurance and administration services, has opened an office in London. The London office will allow the Maples group to address market demand and capitalise on opportunities in the financial centres while strengthening its relationship with clients globally.    "With most of the top financial institutions to whom the Maples group provides services having a substantial presence in the region, the opening of a Maples Fiduciary office in London is a natural fit and enables us to further assist existing and prospective clients," says Peter Huber, MaplesFS'
The hype for blockchain is over and real world results must now be achieved, according to TABB Group’s latest research, “Demystifying Blockchain.” The report details how a clearer vision and execution path for blockchain is emerging, but that the technology is only a piece of the puzzle for a next generation data solution.   “There have been dozens of conferences, tens of thousands of words written, multiple consortiums created and many experiments conducted in blockchain over the course of the last 18 months and what have we learned?” asks TABB principal and head of fintech research Terry Roche (pictured), who
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 152.4 TWh in September 2016 which represents a more than two-fold growth compared to the previous year’s volume of 70.6 TWh. The development was driven by strong volumes on both spot and futures segments.   Spot trading volumes in September reached 54.2 TWh, which represents an increase of 80 per cent compared to last year (30.2 TWh).   The Dutch market area TTF registered a volume close to last month’s record with 17.3 TWh, almost a two-fold growth compared to 9.5 TWh in September 2015.  

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