The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group, which brings together major post-trade industry participants and regulators to share information and ideas about how distributed ledger technology can transform the post-trade landscape, is to merge with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC),
BMO Financial Group has completed its acquisition of KGS-Alpha Capital Markets (KGS), a New York-based fixed income broker-dealer specialising in US mortgage-backed (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) in the institutional investor market. BMO announced the acquisition on 1May 1 2018.
The total value of funds business in Guernsey is at a five-year high following a predicted rise in net asset value in Q2 2018, according to the latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. The figures for the end
New market entrant Havelock London has launched the Global Select Fund, which it says combines the best of data science with traditional investment management. Sitting at the core of Havelock London’s investment discipline is its approach to ‘AI’, which it
BNP Paribas Securities Services this week announced the launch of a major investment programme to expand its hedge fund and FoHF administration services for both offshore and onshore UCITS f
ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has completed the acquisition of Cordium, a provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) products and services, following the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals. ACA now employs nearly 700 people and provides products and services
East Capital has launched a UCITS version of its successful China A-Shares strategy, providing investors with easier access to investment opportunities on the Chinese onshore equity markets. The strategy, which aims to deliver long-term capital appreciation by investing in high-quality
Baring Asset Management has unveiled plans to launch the Baring Alpha Currency Fund in October, subject to regulatory approval.
Alternative investment fund (AIF) manager Olymp Capital has launched what it says is the first European investment fund to cover the entire blockchain and crypto asset ecosystem. The fund will include blockchain-related private equity, initial coin offering (ICO) activity, and fund-of-fund activity
UCITS and AIFs recorded net sales of EUR28 billion in Q2 2018, a significant decrease on the EUR222 billion of sales seen in Q1, according to the latest European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) Quarterly Statistical Release for the European investment funds
