By A Paris – Business continuity plans are not generally lauded and many are often relegated to a proverbial dusty shelf while still remaining an important element of a business. The Covid-19 crisis has however thrown fund manager BCPs into the foreground
Sanne is now a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is recognised as the leading global network for investors committed to integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into investment
Nisbah Capital, the blockchain subsidiary of Saudi Arabia-based Taibah Valley, will join the Tezos ecosystem as a ‘corporate baker’, the first in the Middle East region. It has also added the Tezos blockchain to its blockchain lab projects as part of
Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset trading platform, has integrated Tether (USDt) into the OMG Network, a platform that enables peer-to-peer transactions in real-time, in an initiative that enhances the scalability of the Ethereum network.The integration of USDt onto the OMG
Options Technology, a provider of IT infrastructure to global capital markets firms backed by Abry Partners, is ti acquire Fixnetix, a DXC Technology Company. Financial terms of the transactions, which is expected to close during the first half of this calendar year,
North Reef Capital Management, a long/short equity fund adviser, has selected SS&C Technologies’ (SS&C) front-to-back office solution to run its operations.
Harmonic Fund Services has gone live with Finastra’s Fusion Loan IQ solution. The independent fund administration and alternative asset fund servicing firm will use the platform – traditionally employed by banks and service providers to service their bilateral, specialised and
Athena Systems announced new versions of its Spark Investment Management platform to meet the needs of several growing capital markets segments that are underserved by the current vendors and systems.The four new product offerings are aimed at hedge funds, institutions,
Hedge funds have made gains from bets against AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline in recent weeks – but bearish managers lost more than USD600 million on FTSE 100 shorts at the end of the year, with short sellers facing continuing “unpredictable swings” in
By Leanne Golding and Kevin Huys (pictured) – 2020 was a year unlike any in recent memory. We experienced ongoing disruptions to daily life due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ongoing tension surrounding the US election and a number of severe
