Glue42, a company that delivers simplified desktop experiences to financial institutions globally, has partnered with RocketFin Consulting to extend its capabilities from classic interop into the world of business analytics, insight and process optimisation. The partnership will enable financial institutions
Brown Advisory, a USD76 billion, employee-owned, global investment firm, has launched the Global Leaders Sustainable Fund under its Dublin-UCITS umbrella. The new UCITS Fund adds environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens to Brown Advisory’s top quartile performing Global Leaders Strategy.
Wilmington Trust, a specialist in corporate and institutional services, has appointed Alex Pashley as Head of Structured Finance in the UK. Based in the firm’s London office, h Pashley e joins the Global Capital Markets European business, reporting to Alan
Asset Control, a provider of financial data management solutions, has launched PaSSPort, a managed data service solution for financial services firms. PaSSPort is based on Asset Control’s AC PaSS solution. PaSSPort is targeted at businesses that need managed services and
Melanion Capital, a Paris-based independent alternative investment management company, has appointed Dan Costinescu as a portfolio manager for a new systematic macro fund. Costinescu, who has been actively involved in alternative asset management since 2005, will be managing a quantitative-based
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives markets by 12 per cent in April 2018 to 246.6 TWh (April 2017: 220.7 TWh). In particular, the markets for Italy (38.8 TWh, +100 per cent) and France (19.8
Spotex, a developer of foreign exchange (FX) technology systems and ECN operator, has launched Periscope, a new multilevel credit and margin management module. Periscope enables prime brokers and prime-of-prime brokers (PoPs) to extend credit and/or margin to multiple levels of
Vontobel Asset Management’s Clean Technology fund has added new impact indicators to “Potential Avoided Emissions” (PAE) and carbon footprint reporting giving investors the opportunity to shift from the current focus on mitigating ESG risks to positive impact considerations. The Vontobel
Options, a provider of colocation services to the global capital markets, has deployed Arista 7130 series ultra-low latency switches in 20 colocation environments globally. Options specialised infrastructure allows clients to trade at single digit, nanosecond latencies and the deployment of
The hedge fund redemption trend stretched to three straight months in August as the industry experienced USD11.3 billion in outflows, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge. August’s redemptions represented 0.4 per cent of industry assets and
