For award-winning boutique prime brokerage Global Prime Partners this year has seen the firm go from strength to strength, laying further foundations to their reputation as one of the hedge fund industry’s ‘go to’ service providers to small and medium
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has released an Information Bulletin outlining what documentation is required when submitting an application for a digital asset business (DAB) licence. The Digital Asset Business Act 2018 (the Act) makes provision for DAB licenses. To
Issuance is developing a platform that aims to give the increasing supply of digital securities offerings (DSOs) direct access to institutional and retail investors alike. Issuance will offer compensation and early access to high quality deals as incentives for its
Alceda has appointed Silvia Wagner as managing director of Alceda Fund Management in Luxembourg subject to the approval of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). She will be responsible for structuring & portfolio management, finance & controlling and
Perpetual Corporate Trust, an independent provider of corporate trustee services to the managed funds industry and debt markets in Australia, has formed a strategic partnership with FundRock Management Company (FundRock). The collaboration will enable clients of both firms to leverage
Mariana Enevoldsen (pictured), Director at Estera, explains how the recent IPO of music investment fund Hipgnosis demonstrates how Guernsey continues to be popular and trusted by advisers and investors, and highlights the attractiveness of the island for alternative asset classes…
Sterne Agee, one of the oldest and largest privately held financial services firms in the US, has closed its purchase of London-based brokerage firm Yorvik Partners, which has been renamed Sterne Agee UK. The acquisition establishes Sterne Agee's first overseas
In many, if not most, cases, capital introduction teams at prime brokers have tended to function as ‘quasi marketers’ for their hedge fund clients. The name of the game appears to be getting their clients in front of as many
Mini primes and those looking to establish new prime brokerage businesses are currently a big focus for SS&C Advent, according to Roger Woolman, Business Development Director, Asset Management & Alternatives. Over the years the firm has built long-running relationships with
BATS Global Markets’ pan-European trade reporting service, BXTR, became the industry leader in its first month of operation, while BATS Chi-X Europe remained Europe’s largest stock market in November. BATS also continues progress towards approval and closing of the merger
