Joe Oliver (pictured), has stepped down from LOGiQ Asset Management’s Board of Directors to assume a new role as Chairman of Echelon Wealth Partners, an independent investment dealer. Oliver served on the LOGiQ Board of Directors since April 2017.
Regulatory and investor pressure have drastically altered the hedge fund industry in recent years. With managers increasingly looking for fund administrators to provide more middle-office and value-added services, whilst at the same time squeezing them on fees, the situation has
Axioma, a provider of enterprise market risk and portfolio management solutions, has appointed Jacqueline Gaillard as managing director, people and talent. Gaillard (pictured) was previously senior vice president, human resources and talent management at International Securities Exchange (ISE), the first
The Guernsey funds sector enjoyed its largest growth in four years during the first quarter of 2017. The latest figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission show that the net asset value of funds under management and administration in the
When the British Virgin Islands introduced the Approved Manager regime at the end of 2012 it was heralded as a significant step forward. With start-up managers facing dual pressures of investor preference for regulatory oversight, and higher barriers to entry
The drive towards unbundling research budgets from execution services under MiFID II will alter the fund industry landscape, placing greater pressure on smaller asset managers as the research tap – funded by commissions spent by their billion dollar brethren –
First Names Group has appointed Eric Fady (pictured) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with immediate effect. Reporting directly to the CEO, Cengiz Somay, Fady will assume overall responsibility for delivering on the Group’s financial support needs in order to help
Mobile trading app Trade Interceptor has launched live FX trading. The apps’ global user base will benefit from full front-to-back functionality of the app, right from account creation, charting and analysis to placing trades and funding & withdrawals. The live
The challenge for any aspiring hedge fund start-up has been well documented in recent times. Year after year, the barriers to entry rise. Five years ago, the onset of global regulation prompted industry commentators to suggest that the break-even point
Liquidnet has now made its Algo Ranking Model technology available in Europe, building on a successful launch in the US. Using innovative technology and a multi-factor model, the Algo Ranking Model profiles every order to rank execution strategies in real-time
