Future economic growth and development in Asia is inextricably tied to the funding of infrastructure projects on the continent at present. In this extract from Preqin Infrastructure Spotlight – June 2015, Oliver Senchal examines the current state of the Asian
Lawson Conner has launched ‘FinTechPLUS’, a programme to help FinTech startups to launch their new businesses quickly, compliantly and cost-effectively, with the support of an experienced team of entrepreneurs, compliance and regulatory experts. The ‘FinTechPLUS’ programme is designed for
Asset under custody for private funds at Millennium Trust Company, a provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals, have surpassed USD5.6 billion as of 1 June, 2015. This represents an increase of USD600 million within the
Liquidnet has launched Liquidnet Dark IEX, a new order routing strategy that gives the buyside the ability to access Liquidnet’s market-leading institutional liquidity pool while working their orders within IEX. This proprietary algorithm was designed to give the buyside broader
The Greek debt issue has become a never-ending saga, says Penny Lovell, Head of Private Client Services, Close Brothers Asset Management… Have you ever watched "Game of Thrones"? "Breaking Bad"? or "Californication"? As rewarding as a blockbuster series might be, watching
Ipreo is to launch Investor Access, allowing investors to electronically submit Indications of Interest (IOIs) on fixed-income issuances directly into Ipreo’s syndicate-to-syndicate communications platform for the primary new-issue markets, IssueNet. A Bank-sponsored initiative, Investor Access will allow the buy-side clients
Orangefield Group is to acquire USA2Europe, a corporate service provider providing Global Outsourcing services to North American Technology companies. With this acquisition Orangefield has increased its global presence, including USA2Europe’s representatives, with 24 additional countries – reaching a total of
The booming credit market has been one of the best beta trades for investors in the six years since the financial crisis. However, the ultra-loose monetary policy supporting this trend now appears to be turning. That’s the view of Norman
Morgan Stanley this week announced the launch of a new ETF, the MS Scientific Beta Global Equity Factors UCITS ETF on its FundLogic platform. The ETF provides exposure to the Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Equal-Weight Index and is the
361 Capital, an asset management firm specialising in liquid alternative investments, has entered into a strategic partnership with private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners. Lovell Minnick Partners will assume a minority ownership stake in the Denver-based alternatives firm. Transaction terms
