Institutional trading network Liquidnet has acquired OTAS Technologies – an analytics platform that delivers actionable market intelligence and context directly to institutional traders and portfolio managers. OTAS’s analytics and market insight, combined with Liquidnet’s Virtual High Touch decision-support trading
The number of alternative asset managers grew by 15 per cent in the third quarter of 2015, according to a new report from Convergence, the Q3 update on the State of the Union of the Alternative Asset Management Industry. The
JonesTrading Institutional Services has appointed David Walrod (pictured) as a Managing Director and Head of Financial Services Research in the firm’s New York office. Walrod will focus initially on mortgage REIT’s. JonesTrading research provides portfolio managers and traders with market
The threat of cyberattacks is growing within the hedge fund community, requiring managers to put in place policies and procedures that address the cybersecurity risks unique to their firm. This goes beyond merely acquiring technology and hoping for the best.
Euronext has formed a strategic partnership with AX Trading, a US-based FinTech company, to create a new block trading service for equities. The platform will be based on AX Trading’s leading edge technology and owned and operated by Euronext. The
Agecroft Partners has pledged to donate USD1 million from its Hedge Fund Leadership Summits to non-profit organisations that benefit children. Since 2013 Agecroft Partners has committed to improving the lives of children through donating 100 per cent of
These are exciting times for the financial technology sector. In the last few years, market complexity has grown in response to increased regulatory demands, increased investor due diligence requirements, more complex fund strategies and even how hedge funds manage their
Addepar has acquired AltX, an intelligence platform for the alternative investments market. The acquisition deepens Addepar’s capabilities in alternative investments – which comprise USD120 billion of the USD600-plus billion of assets on Addepar’s platform. With AltX, Addepar advances
DMS Offshore Investment Services (‘DMS') Limited was established in the Cayman Islands by Don Seymour in 2000. Over the past 15 years it has grown into one of the industry's leading fund governance firms with over 200 people. One of
Castine Consulting and ONEaccess, a Visible Alpha company, are teaming up to provide enhanced RPA (research payment account) solutions to asset managers and hedge funds. Castine has operated in the commission management space for 20 years and is combining
