Financial services regulatory consulting firm Bovill has launched a global cryptocurrency-blockchain offering. “Cryptocurrencies and the technology supporting them are revolutionising global finance,” says Ben Blackett-Ord, Chief Executive at Bovill. “Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are an emerging asset class with
Assured Guaranty’s subsidiary Assured Guaranty US Holdings (AGUS) is to acquire all of the outstanding equity interests in BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain) and its associated entities for a purchase price of approximately USD160 million, subject to certain adjustments. BlueMountain is
The Hedgeweek and Sentieo webinar event, Using AI to supercharge equity research for alpha generation, explores the way that technologies such as natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI) can aid hedge fund equity analysts and portfolio managers in their
Global law firm Goodwin has opened a new office in Luxembourg. Together with Goodwin’s existing London-based Luxembourg desk, the new office will serve as a single solution for the firm’s global clients raising and deploying capital in Europe. “With a
VRBex, a fin tech company planning to operate a cryptocurrency exchange and security-token trading platform, has launched an initial security token offering (ISTO) for potential investors. VRBex CEO, Gene Grant (pictured), and COO David Powell believe that token holders represent
In order to improve market liquidity and financial stability, the G20 countries decided in 2009 that over-the-counter (OTC) products should be centrally traded on electronic platforms. Recent research results from Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) Professor Harald Hau from the University
SYZ Asset Management, the institutional asset management arm of SYZ Group, has named macroeconomic and currencies specialist Stephen Jen as chairman of the firm’s advisory board on total return startegies. Jen is CEO and co-CIO of Eurizon SLJ Capital, a
Tradeweb Markets is partnering with two margin optimisation providers, Cassini Systems and OpenGamma, to offer clients a choice of vendor access to life-cycle cost analytics, including initial margin, collateral, clearing fees, brokerage and trading costs. Tradeweb’s integration of margin optimisation
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P Tarbert has announced the following appointments to the CFTC’s executive leadership team. Summer K Mersinger will serve as Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, while Suyash G Paliwal will
Pico, a provider of technology services for the financial markets community globally, has added to its European network of exchange colocation facilities with the launch of hosting services at the Borsa Italiana exchange colocation facility in Milan. This latest phase
