TOBAM, a Paris-based research driven quantitative asset manager and founder of the Maximum Diversification approach, and China Asset Management Company (ChinaAMC), have formed a strategic partnership to develop a new Anti-Benchmark China A-shares equity investment strategy. The announcement that China’s
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has secured a Preliminary Injunction Order against Defendants Patrick K McDonnell and CabbageTech, d/b/a Coin Drop Markets (CDM) over a fraudulent virtual currency scheme. The Court’s decision stems from the CFTC’s 18 January 2018 Complaint charging Defendants with fraud and misappropriation
Omnia Markets, a one-stop platform aiming up to provide cryptocurrency-based data, proprietary and non-proprietary analytics, and market information and trends, has appointed JT Kostman, PhD to its advisory board. Dr Kostman is a specialist in the near-term impact of AI
Independent fund administration specialist Circle Partners has expanded its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new office in Singapore. The office, which opened for business in February, is being managed by Gerben Oldekamp. This latest
The average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR9,141 million in February, up 29.4 per cent compared to February 2017 and up 17.6 per cent from the previous month. On 6 February 2018, Euronext daily volume
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has won the Europe-wide tender of the German Environment Agency for the next German auction platform for CO2 emission allowances. Starting on 15 November 2018 for a period of three years, with the option to
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Pennsylvania investment adviser with operating an investment advisory fraud involving over USD100 million in investments. The SEC also obtained an emergency asset freeze. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Brenda Smith, and her fund
Since 2012, European direct-lending loan volumes have surged 120 per cent year-on-year, with an estimated 86 funds raising more than GBP50 billion.1 As Preqin noted in its Q2 2017 private debt report2, Europe had a total of USD39.1 billion of targeted capital.
Koger has enhanced its compliance technology to provide a comprehensive tool for financial crime prevention. The company’s KURE software handles all aspects of Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Client (AML/KYC) due diligence, as well as complete Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM).
European global insights platform, Atheneum, has appointed David Adams as Chief Technology Office (CTO). Bringing over 30 years of experience, Adams will support Atheneum’s technology-enabled Research-as-a-Service (RaaS) model to provide faster insights and better data to its clients. Based in
