After a year of media planning and buying for a leading global financial services client, Opportet Media Group has utilised a combination of traditional and new digital media in an innovative plan, reaching a precise business target audience, and bringing
US Bank has appointed Kevin Weeks (pictured), as head of global sales for its corporate and institutional trust services division. Weeks most recently served as head of Issuer Services for Deutsche Bank, and prior to that as global head of
Institutionalisation of the hedge fund industry continues apace. According to Credit Suisse’s mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey, 93 per cent of institutional investors plan to maintain or increase their allocations to the sector in the second half of this
State Street Corporation has received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate its FX Connect and Currenex platforms as multi-lateral trading facilities (MTFs) for foreign exchange within the jurisdiction of MiFID II. Both platforms will now operate
Imagineer Technology Group, a provider of technology solutions for investment management firms, has recently been added to Portfolios with Purpose’s (PwP) sponsorship family. PwP is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to raise awareness and support for impactful charities by
Indus Valley Partners (IVP), a provider of services and solutions to alternative asset managers, has launched a new regulatory filing service for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). The new service forms part of the overall regulatory
Catella has appointed Martin Nilsson (pictured) as new co-manager of the award-winning fund, Catella Hedgefond, in addition to his current role as manager of the Catella Nordic Long Short Equity fund. Nilsson will now also join the Catella Hedgefond management
LiquidityBook has appointed Nicholas Thompson (pictured), as Manager, Client Services – EMEA, on the back of increased demand for the POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform from European fund managers. Thompson (pictured) will be responsible for leading the
THL Credit Advisors has closed on a total of USD511 million in commitments to its third direct lending fund. Strong institutional investor demand from both existing and new investors enabled THL Credit Direct Lending Fund III and affiliated vehicles to
2015 was a record breaking year for Electra Information Systems (Electra), a provider of software solutions for the asset management industry, including institutional investment managers, hedge funds, insurance companies and plan sponsors, Since its inception in 1998, Electra has been
