The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 102.1 in January, up 6.4 points from December’s revised reading of 95.7. Investors across all regions showed an improved appetite for risk, with the European ICI rising by 16.0 points to
Brooks Macdonald Group’s Discretionary Funds under Management (FUM) for the third quarter ended 31 March 2019 totalled GBP12.8 billion, an increase of 7.9 per cent over the quarter (31 December 2018: GBP11.9 billion). By comparison, the MSCI WMA Balanced Index
New UK market entrant Havelock London has appointed Link Asset Services as the Authorised Fund Manager (AFM) for the launch of its inaugural fund later this year. Havelock London intends to combine traditional investment management with modern data science and
Speakerbus and Insightful Technology have formed a new partnership designed to drive enhanced compliance capabilities and improved productivity throughout the trading lifecycle. The combined solution facilitates seamless integration, enabling detailed analysis of all voice trading conversations, together with all other
Less than three months after opening an office in Boston, Morrison & Foerster has strengthened its presence in the city with the appointments of Todd Boudreau and Matt Karlyn as partners. Boudreau joins Morrison & Foerster as co-head of its
FWM Holdings, the parent company of Forbes Family Trust (FFT) and LGL Partners, multi-family offices serving ultra-high-net worth families, is to acquire Optima Fund Management (Optima). Optima is a New York-based private investment firm specialising in alternative investments. As part
Options, a provider of global market data and co-location services for trading firms, has launched direct access to the NYSE Integrated Feed. The new service will be available to clients leveraging Option’s ultra-low latent connectivity and managed colocation platform in Mahwah,
DNCA Finance, an asset manager with EUR25 billion in AuM and part of Natixis Global Asset Management group since 2015, has deployed Alphametry Investor, a cloud-based research management solution, to its entire organisation. Alphametry Investor helps asset management firms control
Oak, a new private client, corporate services and fund administration group, has acquired International Administration Group (IAG). Founded in 2000 by Mark Woodall and Alison Simpson, IAG is a specialist fund administration business headquartered in Guernsey with a team of
Align, a provider of technology infrastructure solutions, is expanding its presence in the Dallas/Ft Worth area, driven by millions of dollars of new data centre projects from a growing Texas client base. The company’s presence in this key market reflects
