Muzinich & Co has hired Simon Males as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Business, effective this winter. In this newly-created role, Males will be responsible for the growth and development of the firm’s UK institutional client base and consultant relationships
2016 will be the year of haves and have-nots for hedge fund investment professionals, according to compensation data from CompIQ and performance data from HFR. The widening YTD performance gap will translate to large increases in bonuses for top-performing funds
DC Thomson is partnering with Electronic Research Interchange (ERIC) to develop its bespoke investment research offering for the post-MiFID II world. This transaction will see DC Thomson acquire a material stake in ERIC. 

 The partnership will enable ERIC to
London-based oil-focused hedge fund Westbeck Capital suffered a small dip in July after failing to capitalise on strong oil equities returns – but the strategy still remains up almost 70 per cent so far this year, with the firm now
Torstone Technology, a provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has appointed Mack Gill as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Board of Directors, based at the firm’s London headquarters. Gill (pictured), has a wealth of experience in
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), on behalf of the T+2 Industry Steering Committee (T+2 ISC), have supervised the transition to a standard settlement timeframe of
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has added trade repository services for Newfoundland and Labrador Global Trade Repository (GTR). With this addition, GTR now supports all Canadian provinces and territories, with existing support for Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
By Nick Bayley (pictured), Duff & Phelps – With less than three months until the introduction of MiFID II, in some parts of the industry there is a palpable sense of panic as the deadline looms. Following the 20 September speech
By Fiona Le Poidevin (pictured), CEO, The International Stock Exchange Group – There are a number of advantages of listing on TISE, including the ability to demonstrate additional substance within and create value for investment structures, says Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO,
Deutsche Börse and Illuminate Financial Management have co-led in a USD5 million Series A funding round in RegTek.Solutions, a multi-jurisdiction regulatory reporting solutions provider. Based in New York, RegTek.Solutions was launched earlier this year as a specialist provider of global regulatory
