Jupiter has appointed Darren Starr as a Fund Manager in the firm’s growing GBP1.9 billion liquid alternatives business. Starr has dual US and UK citizenship, and over 10 years’ experience managing US equity long-short portfolios across roles at UBS, SAC
IHS Markit, a specialist in information, analytics and solutions, has acquired DeriveXperts, a provider of valuation services for OTC derivatives and other complex financial securities. The acquisition complements and enhances the existing derivatives data and valuations businesses at IHS Markit.
eVestment, a specialist in institutional investment data and analytics, has appointed Jean-Philippe (JP) Quittot as Managing Director – Head of EMEA based out of the firm’s London office. Quittot has been with eVestment for over 10 years, initially joining as
Deutsche Bank’s liquid alternatives group has teamed up with Selwood Asset Management to launch a Market Neutral Credit strategy on Deutsche Bank’s UCITS platform. The DB Platinum IV Selwood Market Neutral Credit UCITS launched on 13 April and has gathered
Three companies – international legal practice Allen & Overy, business information provider IHS Markit and SmartDX – have come together to launch Margin Xchange, a new product for the derivatives market. Margin Xchange is an online platform that covers all stages
PGIM has secured approval from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets to operate an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) from its newly established office in the Netherlands. The office, based in Amsterdam, acts as the AIFM for its existing
CMC Markets has partnered with FX Blue (www.fxblue.com) to provide an extensive range of free tools for clients using the MT4 trading platform. A total of 27 additional applications will be available to any CMC Markets client actively trading across
The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) is to launch the world’s first offshore Nasdaq-100 index futures contract on 30 September 2019. Denominated in Taiwan dollars, this new futures contract is based on the Nasdaq-100 index, which is sub-licensed by CME Group
Intercontinental Exchange, an operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, is to acquire a family of fixed income volatility indices, including the prominent Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate (MOV”) family of indices, from
Charles River Development is collaborating with MSCI to integrate MSCI Analytics capabilities with Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS). Charles River clients will be able to use MSCI’s portfolio and risk analytics, enabling access to MSCI’s industry-leading capabilities
