With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force on 25 May 2018, there is an increased urgency for financial services businesses to improve the way data is managed and secured. However, new research from managed services provider Claranet
Cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer is adding Ethereum (ETH) to its Buy/Sell trading platform. From today, bitFlyer Buy/Sell users across Europe and the US can send and receive ETH while ensuring they adhere to the same robust regulatory standards as bitFlyer guarantees
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, has reported its strongest spot volumes in February 2018 with 112.4 TWh (previous record: 95.7 TWh in December 2017). Extreme weather conditions in the later part of the month helped bring
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 1 per cent last week, with Event-Driven strategies outperforming, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. Merger Arbitrage funds benefitted from their top M&A positions. Long positions on
Timothy Graf, head of macro strategy for EMEA at State Street Global Markets; Antoine Lesné, head of EMEA strategy and research for SPDR ETFs; and Elliot Hentov, head of policy and research – official institutions for EMEA at State Street
Athena is aiming to eliminate the possibility of manual mistakes in the calculation of investors fund performance as well as the calculation of complex management and incentive fee structures by adding partnership accounting and CRM features to its Spark Platform
Lighthouse Investment Partners is to acquire substantially all of the assets of Mesirow Advanced Strategies (MAS) multi-manager hedge fund division. A significant portion of the MAS team is expected to join Lighthouse as part of the transition and will continue
INTL FCStone’s Dubai-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Commodities DMCC is to serve as the market maker for the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) Sharia-compliant Spot Gold contract (DGSG), which will be available for trading beginning on 29 March, 2018. The
PenderFund Capital Management (Pender) is to acquire the investment fund management contracts for five investment funds managed by Vertex One – the Vertex Value Fund, Vertex Enhanced Income Fund and Vertex Growth Fund, which are offered publicly pursuant to a
Luxembourg-based funds expert James Bermingham has been promoted to partner at Ogier. Bermingham, who joined Ogier as Counsel in 2017, specialises in the structuring and formation of alternative investment funds. As an expert in the commercial, legal, regulatory and
