International corporate, private client and funds business Hawksford has appointed Peter Cheesley as business development director. Cheesley (pictured) joins from Nautilus Trust, where he was head of business development. In his new role, which focuses on corporate, private client
Online trading provider CMC Markets has increased its market share in the UK across all three product segments of financial spread betting (FSB), contracts for difference (CFDs) and foreign exchange (FX). That's according to a survey of over 12,000 traders in
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) and ACI Polska (the Polish Financial Markets Association) have signed an agreement whereby GPW will take over as the fixing organiser of the WIBID and WIBOR reference rates. GPW becomes both the reference rate fixing
Cooley is broadening its fintech capabilities with the appointment of Marco Santori and Patrick Murck. Santori (pictured), an authority on digital currency and blockchain technology, joins Cooley as a partner based in the New York office and a leader of
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is to launch Weekend Contracts for Phelix-DE Futures on 21 September which complete the product suite for the German market. In doing so, the offering for the German market will be aligned with the Phelix-DE/AT
By Natalie Bell, Harneys, British Virgin Islands – Segregated Portfolio Companies (SPCs) are now well recognised and widely used corporate vehicles, and we are seeing increasing demand for them in the funds context, writes BVI-based law firm Harneys. A segregated portfolio company
Akin Gump London partner Davina Garrod (pictured), who focuses on trade and financial regulatory issues, comments on the High Court ruling that the UK Government may not invoke Article 50 without parliamentary approval… An impressive bench of judges, including the
Investment manager Gina Miller (pictured) has won a High Court ruling forcing the UK government to hold a vote in Parliament over its plans to start the process of leaving the European Union. Prime Minister Theresa May planned to use
When it comes to understanding the entrepreneurial spirit necessary to build long-term hedge fund businesses, seed investors are as dialled in as anyone. With an eye on identifying the next, best talent, and backing them with day one seed capital,
Maitland, the global advisory and fund administration firm, has carried out a major organisational restructure of the leadership team of its institutional client services arm. The management team will now reflect the five fund services products on offer – traditional
