Global law firm Goodwin has appointed John Servidio as partner in its Capital Markets group in New York. Servidio represents banks, investment funds and issuers in structuring corporate derivative, equity and equity-linked capital markets transactions. He assists clients with hedging
CryptoCompare, a global cryptocurrency market data provider, has launched new API service in response to customer demand for more complex and highly scalable cryptocurrency data solutions. CryptoCompare provides real-time, high-quality and reliable market and pricing data on 5,600-plus coins and
Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Peter Vincent as head of alternatives sales, Europe. Reporting to Jamie Hammond, managing director, Europe, Vincent is responsible for new business development of the group’s alternative products in Europe. Based in London, he will work closely
ErisX has closed a Series B funding from a group of investors spanning both the traditional capital and digital asset markets including Bitmain, ConsenSys, Fidelity Investments, Nasdaq Ventures (NDAQ) and TradeStation Securities’ parent company, Monex Group Inc. ErisX is receiving
MDX Technology Limited (MDXT), a provider of real-time data collaboration and distribution solutions for the global trading community and financial services industry, has completed a corporate restructuring programme. With immediate effect, the new company structure incorporates three entities: MDX
European law firm Fieldfisher has appointed Matthew Williams as corporate partner and Co-Head of Energy and Natural Resources, based in London and Birmingham. Williams joins the firm from Orrick, where he was Co-Head of their European Energy Practice. From
The Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.98 per cent in April, outperforming the 0.66 per cent monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The
London-based asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, has acquired Amaces, a data and analytics firm, which provides tools and consulting services to help institutional investors benchmark and monitor the cost and quality of the investor services they receive from their custodian
Bodhi Tree Asset Management (Bodhi Tree) has purchased a minority stake in Sudrania Fund Services (Sudrania) as part of its strategy to create a scalable front to back-office multi-asset class solution for RIAs, Family Office, and Endowment model investors, all
Investors who lost hundreds of millions of dollars when two Bear Stearns hedge funds collapsed in August are joining forces to replace Bear Stearns affiliates and designees as managing par
