Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI), part of Old Mutual Wealth, has launched the Old Mutual Systematic Positive Skew Fund, targeting sophisticated institutional investors. The Irish-domiciled Qualified Investor Alternative Investment Fund (QIAIF) is the latest alternative launch from OMGI addressing the
BT has signed an agreement to acquire IP Trade, a provider of unified communications and collaboration solutions for trading floor environments and command-and-control dispatch centres. Completion of the deal is subject to certain conditions, including regulatory clearance, and is expected
SBL Network (SBL), a new fintech company created to provide transaction and information services to the global capital markets industry, is to launch a peer-to-peer securities lending platform. SBL has raised approximately GBP1 million this year via two EIS-qualifying funding
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has launched the CBOE S&P 500 Range-Bound Premium Income Index, which is designed to serve as a benchmark for investors aiming for consistent income distributions while taking the view that short-term equity returns will be
EBS BrokerTec, a NEX Group business which provides electronic trading technology and services, has enhanced its EBS Live Ultra data feed, providing spot foreign exchange (FX) data at 5 millisecond intervals. Launching the fastest FX live streaming data feed available
Guernsey is marking the the 20th anniversary of the introduction of its Protected Cell Company (PCC) Ordinance on 1 February 1997, providing the island’s captive insurance sector with the first cell company legislation of its kind anywhere in the world.
Asset and wealth management consultancy Alpha FMC has launched a new Data Solutions division to bolster its digital consultancy offering. The creation of the division is in response to growing demand from its clients for consulting advice and data services.
Boris Collardi has quit his role as CEO of Julius Baer Group to join Pictet Group. Collardi (pictured), who is expected to join Pictet’s board of Partners by mid-2018 at the latest, will be jointly responsible for the firm’s global
Mourant Ozannes has appointed six partners across the business, bringing the offshore law firm's total number of partners to 59. The firm has appointed lawyers Claire Fulton, Alistair Horn and Jon Woolrich in its corporate and finance practice. It
The Power Spot Intraday market as operated by EPEX SPOT, increased by 25 per cent to 9.2 TWh in August, with the Belgian market reporting a new record of 263.6 GWh (previous record in May 2020 with 256.6 GWh) and
