Archax has chosen Aquis Technologies, the financial and regulatory technologies services arm of Aquis Exchange, to supply the trading technology for its new institutional-grade crypto and security token exchange, which is due to launch in the first half of 2019.
DWS is strengthening its multi-asset team with the appointment of Hartwig Kos, who is joining DWS based in Frankfurt. Currently Co-Head of Multi Asset & Vice CIO at SYZ Asset Management in London, Kos (pictured), is a highly regarded industry
International law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, whose lawyers have been advising clients in the Middle East for decades, has opened an office in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emi
Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited, an independent provider of Management Company, UCITS and AIFMD Platform and Fund Administration services, has appointed Emily Davy as Head of Legal and Compliance in Dublin. The appointment follows a period of strong growth in
Baring Asset Management has unveiled plans to launch the Baring Alpha Currency Fund in October, subject to regulatory approval.
SBI Japannext, a proprietary trading system in Japan, has selected Orolia’s SecureSync time and frequency reference system along with STL satellite signal backup service to help protect sensitive financial trading and service systems. SecureSync combines Orolia’s precision master clock technology
The presence of high-frequency traders improves market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation, according to research from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). Professor Michael Aitken (pictured), CMCRC chief executive, says that end of day (EOD) price dislocations whether
By Conner Guidry – As interest in the markets for crypto currencies and digital assets continues to grow, some hedge funds and members of the buy side are venturing into this rapidly changing ecosystem. Black Square Capital, a Washington DC hedge fund investing
Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has opened an office in Hong Kong to provide clients and intermediaries with access to the firm’s offshore legal services in an Asian time zone. The office opening has been timed to coincide with celebrations
Alternative investment fund (AIF) manager Olymp Capital has launched what it says is the first European investment fund to cover the entire blockchain and crypto asset ecosystem. The fund will include blockchain-related private equity, initial coin offering (ICO) activity, and fund-of-fund activity
