HedgeCoVest is to provide The SMArt Xchange (SMArtX) exclusively to SS&C’s client base of advisers using Axys, APX, or Black Diamond. This integration is designed to allow for seamless, sleeve-level reporting and portfolio accounting of all SMArtX accounts through adviser-focused
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Ann Shuman, DTCC managing director and deputy general counsel, as general counsel, effective 1 February 2017. Shuman (pictured) assumes the position from Larry Thompson, who is stepping down to serve full-time
Efficient Capital Management, a provider of managed futures solutions, has appointed Curt Bradshaw as managing director of Efficient Access. “The hiring of Curt Bradshaw is part of Efficient's ongoing plan to further grow our capacity to serve more investors,” says
Lightspeed Institutional, a division of Lightspeed Trading, is broadening its offering to institutional traders by launching a new prime brokerage division. As part of this launch, Lightspeed has added senior staff to help meet the needs of its small to
Mercury Capital Advisors has launched Mercury iFunds, an end-to-end, digital solution offering RIAs, family offices and other wealth advisers a broad range of alternative investments across the liquidity spectrum. The mobile-responsive fintech platform of curated institutional-quality offerings is the only
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) general counsel Jonathan L Marcus is to leave the agency. Marcus joined the CFTC in 2011 as deputy general counsel for litigation, and was promoted to general counsel in 2013. Robert A Schwartz,
Context Asset Management, a provider of alternative mutual funds for retail and institutional clients, has launched the Context Strategic Global Equities Fund (Institutional Shares: CGPGX). The fund, which is sub-advised by Granite Peak Asset Management, , uses a consistent and
Clients of Exchange Data International (EDI) will now have access to worldwide corporate actions, closing prices and reference data via The Beast Apps, in addition to the BondΣ service, which is already available. By partnering with The Beast Apps, EDI
Trading Technologies (TT) has appointed Michael Kraines as chief financial officer (CFO). Kraines will be responsible for finance, planning, strategy and business development. Prior to joining TT, Kraines spent 25 years as an investment banker in the financial technology
Silverfinch, a look-through and data distribution hub for client regulatory reporting, has launched new templates to its data model in response to the upcoming Key Information Document (KID) regulation for Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (PRIIPs). Both the European
