RFA (Richard Fleischman & Associates) is a leading technology and financial private cloud provider for the asset management industry supporting more than 500 global private equity, hedge fund, fund-of-fund and investment management firms. To help organisations remain cyber secure RFA
June has seen two events in the ETF calendar organised by firms who have overcome their market competitiveness with each other in favour of educating investors. The ETF Forum is an independent, UK-based partnership founded by ETF/ETP providers BMO Global
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, has launched its new data challenge facility. This offers any interested party an easy and convenient means
Lemanik Asset Management has made three new hires within its Luxembourg third-party management company to accelerate its positioning as the reference governance provider to UCITS and Alternative Investment Funds. Alexandre Dumont has joined Lemanik as head of portfolio management and
Bats Global Markets has created the Bats Community Policing Program for its US equities and options exchanges, an initiative designed to further enhance the company’s capabilities in monitoring markets. “We believe this initiative will be an important innovation in the
Jersey Finance has appointed An Kelles (pictured) as business development director for Greater China, to spearhead its strategy across the Far East. Based in Jersey Finance’s Hong Kong office, Kelles will be responsible for expanding Jersey’s range of activities in
Activist Insight, a provider of news and data on shareholder activism around the world, has acquired New York-based data-provider Activist Shorts Research. Activist Shorts Research, founded in 2014 by Adam Kommel (pictured) and Wayne Gerard, profiles over 100 activist short-sellers
Navatar, the growth platform for alternative assets firms, has launched a new investment platform built specifically to help limited partners evaluate investment opportunities and manage their investments across funds. Navatar Limited Partner Cloud is designed for large institutional investors, endowments, family offices, fund
The open-end structure of most investment vehicles discourages asset-managers from trading against mispricing – to the detriment of investors and market efficiency, Oxford University research has shown. “The findings from my study, co-authored with Professor Mariassunta Giannetti from the Stockholm
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the new list of members of its Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) following its approval by its board of supervisors. The selected individuals begin a 2.5 year term on 1
