Euronext has agreed a 10-year partnership with fixed income technology provider Algomi to create a new trading facility aimed at improving liquidity in the pan-European corporate bond market. The joint venture, capitalised by Euronext for USD2.3 million, will deploy Algomi’s
Fund managers have gathered in London to hear from the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) about the opportunities in the country as an investment destination. Held in conjunction with international law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Alter Domus, a
RBC Wealth Management-US has appointed Bryan Mullin as head of the firm’s alternative investment platform. Mullin (pictured) most recently served as principal and director of alternatives research at Slocum, a Minneapolis-based advisory firm that specialises in serving institutional investors.
The alternative assets industry reached a record size as of the end of 2016, according to the latest performance analysis data released by Preqin examining assets under management, horizon returns, public market equivalents and top performing funds. Hedge funds saw
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (IM) has added the eight-strong Volantis investment management team from AlphaGen Capital to the firm’s existing 1798 hedge fund strategies platform. The team, which currently manages more than USD1 billion in assets in UK equity long/short and
Swiss-Asia Financial Services, a provider of dedicated incubation services to hedge funds, reports that rising alternative funds incubated on the platform have sustained growth despite global economic slowdown. Steve Knabl (pictured), chief operating officer and managing partner at Swiss-Asia Financial
LMAX Exchange, a multilateral trading facility (MTF) for FX, has joined the IPC FX Hub in the Equinix NY4 data centre. The IPC FX Hub supports the global foreign exchange markets through data centes in key markets such as London,
SPM LLC, a specialist fixed income manager focused on US residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS), rates, volatility, and credit, has appointed Peter J Mobberley has joined the Firm’s investor relations and marketing team as a Managing Director. Previously, Mobberley (pictured), was
LCM partners has closed the LCM Partners Credit Opportunities III strategy, with in excess of EUR2 billion in commitments across a mix of managed accounts and a commingled fund from pension funds and foundations in the US, Continental Europe and
LRI Group, the leading independent investment services company, has partnered with TAO Alternatives to launch its liquid alternative investment strategy, which has assets of more than EUR 250 million. The investment strategy has been managed since 2007 and is available
