Societe Generale has appointed David Abitbol as the new Head of Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS), effective 1 January 2019. Based in Paris, Abitbol will report to Séverin Cabannes, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the bank’s Global Banking and
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has proposed a series of changes to the general business conduct and practice code of conduct issued under the Investment Business Act 2003 that aim to improve practices among investment providers. The project stems from a
Mediolanum Banking Group has officially opened it new European Asset Management Headquarters in Dublin. The Irish operations of Banca Mediolanum comprise Mediolanum International Funds Limited (MIFL) and Mediolanum International Life Dac. Mediolanum Banking Group has had a presence in Dublin
By Jose Santamaria,Head of Institutional Sales and Relationship Management, Channel Islands Royal Bank of Canada, Global Private Banking
Coinfloor’s spot exchange in Gibraltar has received an in-principle authorisation as a distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission under the jurisdiction’s Financial Services (Distributed Ledger Technologies Providers) Regulations 2018. Introduced in January this year, the
Riskdata, the risk management technology solution provider for investment managers, has appointed Brad Goz to head its London office. <
Demand for hedge funds crept upwards in May, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator, as equity markets rebounded and the US economy improved. Industry assets remained at an all-time high of USD3.0 trillion. Data drawn from more than 5,000
Law firm Eversheds has launched its Irish investment funds team in Dublin headed by new partner Stephen Carty. Carty joins Eversheds Ireland as partner and head of its Irish investment funds team. Previously a partner in Dillon Eustace, Carty has
Geneva-based group Notz Stucki has acquired the Geneva-based alternative management company JAM Research, a provider of hedge fund investment services to wealthy private clients. Founded in 2002 by Alexis Sautereau, JAM Research specialises in the analysis and selection of hedge
UBS AG (UBS) is to pay a USD15 million civil monetary penalty and to undertake remedial relief to settle CFTC charges of attempted manipulation and spoofing of the precious metals futures markets. A CFTC order finds that that from January 2008
