Saxo Bank has released a new developer portal, which provides technical documentation, reference guides, sample code and interactive tools for many of the technologies which in combination underpin Saxo’s Open Banking initiative. Saxo’s Open Banking strategy is built
ALFI has welcomed the publication of a draft law relating to a new Luxembourg alternative fund structure, the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF). The bill will run through the usual legislative process and is therefore still subject to change. A
Colt Technology Services is to launch newly optimised low-latency network routes linking stock exchanges in Tokyo and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which will be available from 23 May 2017. Connectivity will be provided through the company’s private Ethernet-based Colt
Euronext has acquired around 90 per cent of FastMatch for a USD153 million initial cash consideration. FastMatch’s management will remain invested with a circa 10 per cent interest, with minority rights. Closing is subject to regulatory and anti-trust approvals,
During a period in which most asset classes sold off ferociously and fixed income provided no downside protection, the Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down only 0.8 per cent. This highlights the resilience of this asset class to wide market
Backstop Solutions Group, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, pensions and endowments, has appointed Craig Rowland (pictured) as Vice President, Institutional Sales. As a senior executive in EMEA, Rowland will be
Now that you have a handle on the nightmare scenario and understand the importance of fostering a culture of security across your investment firm, here are four steps to guide you through the creation of that culture. 1. Create a
Angel Oak Capital Advisors, an investment management firm focused on providing opportunistic fixed income investment solutions, has hired two new managing directors to strengthen its institutional marketing efforts. Tracie K Gunion and Bradley P Schluter have joined managing director Adam
MainstreamBPO has executed sale agreements to acquire Trinity Fund Administration in Ireland and the Cayman Islands. Privately owned Trinity currently provides administrative, transfer agency, company register, corporate secretarial, risk and regulatory reporting and other ancillary services to over 140
MUFG Investor Services has secured all regulatory approvals for its acquisition of UBS Asset Management’s Alternative Fund Services (AFS) business and the acquisition has closed. The deal forms part of MUFG Investor Services’ strategy to build a global industry-leading fund
