FlexTrade has integrated Kensho Technologies pre-trade analytics solution into the FlexTRADER EMS, which provides a detailed, real-time event feed to assist a trader’s decision-making process when executing a trade. “This integration with Kensho brings a unique level of ‘market context’
Shield Financial Compliance (Shield FC) has launched a new version of its data management platform for capturing, archiving, analysing and investigating electronic communication (eComms) to meet the growing record-keeping, data governance and best execution requirements of financial firms. MiFID II,
Blackstone’s (NYSE:BX) Strategic Capital Holdings Fund has acquired a passive minority stake in PAG, a leading Asia-focused alternative investment firm. Blackstone’s Strategic Capital Holdings Fund is part of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM), and specialises in minority partnerships with leading
The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) voted in a slate of new Board members at its annual meeting on 6 March, re-electing Chip Lowry, Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Markets, as Chairman, and Sean Tully, Senior Managing Director at
Meketa Investment Group, a global investment consulting firm, has expanded its employee ownership to include seven new shareholders. Principals Timothy Atkinson, Christy Gahr, Molly LeStage, Richard O’Neill, Bradley Regier, Colleen Smiley and Larry Witt have joined the firm’s ownership group
The repo, securities lending and borrowing, and prime brokerage divisions of Citi, Morgan Stanley, RBC, UBS and Vanguard have joined the design partner group for IHS Markit’s Securities Finance Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting solution with Pirum Systems. These firms bring
Neudata has appointed Simon Mahony (pictured) as Senior Vice President in Research. In this London-based role, Mahony will support the Neudata team in providing insightful and in-depth alternative data research and use-case evidence to asset managers. “The alternative data space
The UK manager J8 Capital Management and German investment company Universal-Investment have launched the UI – J8 Global Absolute Return UCITS Fund. The sub-fund implements J8’s award-winning global absolute return strategy, a scientifically-backed, systematic and rules-based multi strategy approach focused
GoldenTree Loan Management (GLM) and its affiliated investment manager GoldenTree Asset Management has closed a EUR405 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO) to be managed by GLM. The CLO, GoldenTree Loan Management EUR CLO 1 (GLM EUR CLO 1), is the
FinComEco Limited and African commodity trader Block Commodities Limited (BLCC) have entered into a strategic partnership with Wala, a blockchain-powered financial services platform, and Dala, a cryptocurrency token issuer, to develop scalable, blockchain-enabled financial platforms for developing markets. The
