Could technological advances hold the key to hedge fund managers meeting both the increased service expectations of investors, and fulfilling new regulatory requirements? Joe McGrath investigates… Buy-side firms have long recognised the importance of technology in today’s market, and nowhere
Charles River is helping clients prepare for the impending European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) requirements by incorporating ICE Data Services’ Continuous Evaluated Pricing (CEP) into the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS). Charles
SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has partnered with recording technology provider, Verint Systems. The complementary partnership will provide firms with SteelEye’s Record Keeping, Trade Reconstruction and Best Execution capabilities, combined with Verint’s recording and modular communications solutions,
Thomson Reuters has expanded its e-learning capabilities with new compliance training courses designed to give organisations a clear, concise understanding of the regulatory framework mandated by the European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA) under MiFID II. Thomson Reuters MiFID II
By Northern Trust – With Regulation Best Interest in the rearview mirror, the SEC is poised to finalise rules governing fund of fund arrangements. Following the adoption of the long-delayed final Regulation Best Interest in June, what’s next for the US Securities
Boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has become a champion-level sponsor of Women in Funds, a social community for female leaders in the private investment funds industry and select senior leaders at law firms, allocators, and industry consultants. “As a firm
By Gary Janaway (pictured), Chief Operating Officer, KNEIP – With MiFID II around the corner, now is a good time for asset managers to re-think their approach to distribution. When MiFID II goes live on 3 January, it will be
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award to an anonymous overseas foreign national of half a million dollars. The SEC has reported more than USD2 billion in monetary sanctions from recent actions brought by whistleblowers, and
BGC Partners, a global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, has selected Bloomberg Entity Exchange to help the clients of its EU regulated entities adhere to MiFID II client repapering and rulebook disclosure rules (BGC). BGC has
The Exchange Council European Energy Exchange (EEX) has approved and confirmed all necessary changes to a number of rules and regulations to ensure that the Exchange is fully compliant and prepared for the introduction of MiFID II, which comes into
