Crédit Agricole has finalised its acquisition of Natixis’ 15 per cent stake in CACEIS. As a result, it now controls 100 per cent of the share capital of the business. With approximately EUR2.6 trillion in assets under custody, EUR1.7 trillion
Prime Trust, a crypto custodian and trust company, has launched PrimeX allowing clients to instantly transfer any asset between Prime Trust account holders in real-time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Prime is being
Activist hedge fund Cevian Capital has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in AB Volvo (Volvo) to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition comprises 88.47 million A-shares and 78.77 million B-shares, corresponding to 8.2 per
Three weeks after the approval of bitcoin futures by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States, niche index provider Solactive is launching the Solactive Bitcoin Front Month Rolling Futures 5D Index, an index tracking the performance of XBT
Truvalue Labs, a specialist in AI-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, has launched a raft of enhancements to its ESG data platform, including the integration of the final codified Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework, expanded company coverage to
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of technology solutions for alternative asset managers, has enhanced its Cash Master, Price Master, EDM, regulatory, cloud and managed services offerings. With over USD1.5 trillion of global hedge fund AUM managed using its technology,
Charles River is helping clients prepare for the impending European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) requirements by incorporating ICE Data Services’ Continuous Evaluated Pricing (CEP) into the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS). Charles
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has set a new daily record in Phelix-DE Futures, achieving a total of 10.8 TWh on 19 December, which is 62 per cent above the previous record (6.7 TWh on 12 December 2017). In terms
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for December 2017 measured 4.18 per cent, up from 3.91 per cent in November. “SS&C’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 4.18 per cent for December 2017 compares very favourably with the 5.67 per cent reported
Fewer than half of hedge fund managers are currently applying environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in making equity investment decisions. But, for those that do, the impact on their portfolios is considerable and growing, according to the Backstop-BarclayHedge Fund
