JTC Group has formed alliance partnerships with two firms within the EU to widen its geographical reach. The alliances are with Trust Company Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which has a strong focus on corporate structuring work, and Aspen Trust Group
Alternative investment group Tages is to acquire a stake in VAM Investments, a private equity investment holding company specialising in growth capital and buyouts. This strategic partnership marks Tages’ entry into the private equity sector as it continues to grow
OpenInvest, a digital investment advisor for socially responsible investing, has raised USD10.4 million in a Series A funding round led by QED Investors, with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz (who led OpenInvest’s previous venture round in 2017) SYSTEMIQ, Wireframe Ventures,
Amiral Gestion, an independent asset management firm which bases its investment philosophy on value investing, has joined the Group of Boutique Asset Managers, GBAM. GBAM is an international grouping of small and medium-sized specialist asset management firms who share the
AcadiaSoft Inc, a provider of margin automation solutions worldwide, and risk analytics firm Quaternion Risk Management have formed a partnership to provide risk services for firms subject to initial margining requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives. The initiative couples AcadiaSoft’s proven capabilities
JTC Group’s funds arm has invested in an IT platform, FrontInvest, to bolster its capabilities in the funds sector. The platform, provided by eFront, follows best practice processes and systems and helps to ensure that JTC Group can fulfil regulatory,
Euronext has acquired approximately 8 per cent of additional interest in FastMatch, a global FX spot market operator, operating as a Euronext company since August 2017. In combination with the stake in the Company that Euronext acquired in August
Vistra, a global fund administration, trusts and corporate service provider, has completed the acquisition of the Corporate Services business of Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking division. Following Vistra’s announcement of the deal in September 2017, the Corporate Services business will
TransFICC, a specialist provider of low-latency connectivity for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has secured a strategic investment from Citi. Citi joins existing shareholders, Illuminate Financial, Main Incubator (part of Commerzbank) and The FinLab. TransFICC resolves the issue of
Deutsche Börse has acquired a stake in Bondcube, the new fixed income trading system, for a low sum in the single digit millions (GBP).

 Bondcube is a London and Boston based electronic bond platform which links dealers and customers in
