Optima Fund Management, a fund of hedge funds and hedge fund allocation firm, is making its Optima STAR Long Strategy available in Europe. STAR Long Strategy offers investors the opportunity to benefit from the highest-conviction stock positions held by Optima’s
Hawksford has strengthened its governance, private client and funds teams with four associate director appointments. David Hart has worked in the financial services industry for 40 years, with his career experience spanning the insurance, private client and compliance sectors. As
Backstop Solutions Group, a provider of cloud-based productivity solutions for hedge funds, funds of funds, pensions, endowments, foundations, private equity firms, consultants and family offices, and ACA Technology Solutions, a provider of investment management and regulatory technology solutions, have completed
FX and FCD broker XM Group (Trading Point Group) has expanded its operations into the UK with the launch of XM UK (Trading Point of Financial Instruments UK Limited). Located on Ropemaker Street in the City of London, XM UK
Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales of its global fund services business in the UK. Based in London, Morris is responsible for offering investment operations outsourcing, fund administration and the full range of asset servicing solutions,
ONEaccess has made enhancements to its platform that will allow asset managers to comply with MiFID II requirements, including regular assessment of research quality, management of research budgets and enforcement of stricter controls around inducements. The ONEaccess platform enables asset
Satuit Technologies, a provider of software solutions for the professional investment market, has appointed Michael Kendall as vice president – strategic relationships, responsible for buy-side vendor channel partnership and key client initiatives. Kendall has worked most of his career with
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has extended its product offering on the power derivatives market by launching Swiss Power Base Day and Weekend Futures. On the first day of trading a total of 5,400 MWh was traded in Swiss Base
By Mary Beth Hamilton (pictured), Vice President, Eze Castle Integration – It’s inevitable for C-level execs at hedge funds and private equity firms to have differing opinions from time to time, and outsourced IT can sometimes be an area that breeds tension
Latin America represents significant potential for Equity Bank And Trust Bahamas Limited to build out its boutique private banking business as the continent enjoys shoots of economic growth. Dillon Dean shares his views on the `significant potential' on offer, not
