MSCI has launched MSCI ESG Metrics, a set of environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics for 8,500 companies globally. The tool can be used for in-house analytical models or for clients developing their own investment strategies. ESG Metrics was
Using automated voice surveillance systems and surveillance techniques involving Natural Language Processing are among the emerging practices being used to combat the risk of insider dealing and market manipulation, according to new guidelines from the FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB).
Two members have joined Duff & Phelps’ UK compliance and regulatory consulting (CRC) team. Derek Taylor and Fergus Allan have both been appointed as managing directors in the firm’s London consulting team. With over 20 years’ experience in banking
Devonshire Warwick Capital (DWC) is to serve as the marketing and distribution partner for Fundbase Fund Services’s sell-side clients. Fundbase operates a buy-side fund sourcing and portfolio management analytics platform, attracting some of the most sophisticated hedge investors globally.
Daniel Melley has joined Putnam Investments in a newly created senior position responsible for the firm's efforts serving institutional clients and investors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in London, Melley (pictured) will report directly to Jeffrey
ACA Technology Solutions has enhanced its trade surveillance product, Decryptex, to assist global clients in meeting the EU’s current Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) requirements and the EU’s upcoming revision to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). Decryptex is
Axioma was founded by Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Ceria in 1998 and is a leading provider of innovative risk and portfolio management solutions, supporting the industry's largest, most sophisticated hedge fund managers and asset management groups. The company's product offering
Eaton Partners, a placement agents and advisory firm for private fund sponsors, has formed a distinct team that will work with and raise capital for unique private credit strategies globally. Targeted strategies include asset-backed and direct corporate lending, distressed debt,
By Don A Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA), one of the most important organizations in the investment industry, is expected to announce performance presentation standards for the hedge fund industry sometime later this year. Currently, they are
With all the regulatory developments in recent times, and the ominous spectre of MiFID II looming large, it is fair to say that these are busy and exciting times for regulatory advisory firms. Duff & Phelps is no exception, with
