Following the announcement by the European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) that leverage rates offered by CFD trading providers must be significantly reduced by 1 Aug 2018, CFD trading provider Capital.com reduced its default rates across commodities, currencies, cryptocurrencies, equities and indices from 1
Apex Group (Apex), one of the world’s top five largest fund administrators, has completed the successful integration of the Custom House business, adding USD24 billion to the group’s total assets under administration. First announced in August 2018, the acquisition of
NEX Markets, a NEX business which provides electronic trading technology services in the fixed income and foreign exchange (FX) markets, announces today that BrokerTec Europe Limited has signed an agreement with BME Clearing, the Spanish Central Counterparty (CCP) operated by
Seyfarth Shaw has added partner Steven R Paradise to the Litigation department in New York. Paradise joins from Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s Litigation group in New York.

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Since being launched last August, FundLogic Alternatives plc, the dedicated UCITS III-compliant hedge fund platform run by Morgan Stanley in parallel with its Fund
Alternative fund manager Abacus Capital’s Hogi Hyun is stepping into the crypto world to bring investors a blockchain and tokenised investment grade diamond investment opportunity. Abacus was established in Singapore in 1996 and has some USD1 billion in assets in
AcadiaSoft has appointed Lee McCormack (pictured), as Head of Collateral Product Management and Professional Services. He will be responsible for extending AcadiaSoft’s CollateralManager service to new customers and further expanding its capabilities for buy-side firms. “We are thrilled to have
By Donald A Steinbrugge, CFA – CEO, Agecroft Partners – The hedge fund industry is dynamic, and participants are best served by anticipating, rather than reacting to, change. Informed by our contact with more than two thousand institutional investors and hundreds of
Old Broad Street Research (OBSR), a City-based privately incorporated investment and product research specialist, has awarded an ‘A’ rating to the GLG European
JP Morgan Alternative Asset Management (JPMAAM) is strengthening its efforts to assist hedge fund managers who are interested in increased adoption of environmental, social and governance factors into their underlying strategies and businesses. This week JPMAAM hosted its first ESG
