MUFG Investor Services, a global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), is to acquire select divisions of the fund administration business of Maitland, a privately owned global advisory, administration and family office firm. Maitland personnel will join
Swiss fintech specialist Avaloq has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Metaco, a Lausanne-based blockchain and crypto-currency specialist. The acquisition, which is part of Metaco’s second round of funding, will see Francisco Fernandez (pictured), Avaloq’s founder and Group Chairman,
Merian Global Investors (MGI) is to acquire the multi-asset business from Kestrel Investment Partners. As part of the deal, which is expected to complete in December 2019 (subject to regulatory and shareholder approval), the entire Kestrel multi-asset team will join
Sprott Asset Management (SAM) is to acquire Tocqueville Asset Management’s gold strategy asset management business, with Tocqueville gold investment team comprised of Senior Portfolio Manager John Hathaway and Portfolio Managers Douglas Groh and Ryan McIntyre will join Sprott Asset Management
Saxo Bank is partnering with Microsoft to run its entire technology stack on the Microsoft Cloud. Saxo Bank is a fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, servicing clients in more than 170 countries with access to investments in
Ares Management Corporation (Ares) and Fidante Partners (Fidante) have established a strategic joint venture to coordinate the marketing and investment management of retail and institutional investor capital from Australia and New Zealand for Ares’ various Credit, Private Equity and Real
Hazeltree, a provider of integrated treasury management and portfolio finance solutions, has acquired ENSO Financial Analytics (ENSO), a provider of portfolio analytics for hedge funds and prime brokers, previously owned by CME Group Inc. ENSO will become an integral part
Assured Guaranty’s subsidiary Assured Guaranty US Holdings (AGUS) is to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests in BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain) and its associated entities for a purchase price of approximately USD160 million, subject to certain adjustments. BlueMountain is
Financial services provider Siebert Financial Corp is to purchase Weeden Prime Services (Weeden Prime), a prime brokerage services provider. When the deal completes, Weeden Prime will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siebert. Founded in 2009, Weeden Prime is a
Neudata has secured a new USD600,000 round of financing from a consortium of investors which includes all of the firm’s previous investors, as well as new investors, including the founder of a hedge fund research and data business. Dr Robert
