UK-based independent AIFMD depositary INDOS Financial has recorded a 160 per cent increase in assets under depositary from September 2015 to end-September 2016 of USD8 billion to a total of USD13 billion. In the same period, client relationships have grown 70
SIX Financial Information, a provider of reference data, market data and added value services, has partnered with Infront, a trading and information solution provider in the Nordics. The JV will service clients in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. The
Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) ICE Data Services has expanded coverage for its best execution service to include sovereign and corporate bonds in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Best execution leverages ICE’s fixed income Continuous Evaluated Pricing to measure best
Alternative asset manager FS Investments has hired Steve DeAngelis as executive vice president and head of distribution. DeAngelis will serve on the firm’s executive committee and as president of FS Investment Solutions, FS Investments’ wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary. DeAngelis
JMP Group LLC (NYSE: JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, has made management changes in the institutional brokerage division at JMP Securities. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Institutional investment consultant Absolute Return Partners (ARP) has appointed Mark Moloney as senior research analyst. He joins from fund of hedge funds Saguenay Strathmore Capital (now Titan Advisors) where he was associate director. In his new role, he will
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has completed the EUR500 million final close of the BNP Paribas European SME Debt Fund, attracting a range of European institutional investors. The fund finances small and medium sized enterprises in Europe through a solution combining
PGIM Investments has partnered with iCapital Network to provide HNW clients with access to a range of alternative investments including private equity and hedge funds.Read the full story at Wealth Adviser…
The hype for blockchain is over and real world results must now be achieved, according to TABB Group’s latest research, “Demystifying Blockchain.” The report details how a clearer vision and execution path for blockchain is emerging, but that the technology
MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has completed the acquisition of Rydex Fund Services, a 1940-Act mutual fund administration business, from Guggenheim Investments. The deal complements MUFG Investor Services’ full service offering for
