IHS Markit has launched RPA Manager, a comprehensive service helping asset managers acquire investment research in compliance with MiFID II. To reduce the potential for conflicts of interest, MiFID II requires asset managers to separate payments for research from trading
Beginning in 2018, Kempen has decided to cover external investment research costs as part of its strategy to comply with MiFID II. These costs however may still be passed on to clients under strict conditions. MiFID II contains a provision
Jefferies has entered into a new alliance whereby Mandiri Sekuritas will provide equity research on companies in Indonesia on a co-branded basis to the Jefferies global base of institutional clients. Mandiri Sekuritas will also provide local equity broking services to
Broadridge Financial Solutions is to add MSCI ESG Research’s ESG Fund Metrics to its Global Market Intelligence, a platform for domestic and cross-border fund data and analytics. Under the agreement, key MSCI ESG Fund Metrics will be available on the
Broadridge Financial Solutions has formed a strategic alliance agreement with Spence Johnson, a provider of global institutional data and intelligence, to bring together retail and institutional data, benchmarking and analytics. The combined capabilities will generate a unique global view of
HedgePole has launched the first public release of HEDGEDATA, a data and technology platform for alternatives which has been used by its clients for over a decade now. The platform capability has been extended to bring together data owners (managers)
eVestment, a specialist in institutional investment data and analytics, is to offer Eurekahedge fund data and indices to clients of eVestment’s suite of Analytics solutions. eVestment Analytics clients will now have access to Eurekahedge’s global hedge fund data and indices,
Swiss data specialist SIX has partnered with SimCorp to provide financial institutions with greater global sanctions data coverage. The partnership between SIX and SimCorp, aims to address and streamline compliance processes around sanctions, eliminating the risk of breaches, which can
Smartkarma, an Asia-based provider of independent investment research, has opened a new UK office to serve as a hub to build out its independent research analyst community in Europe and support its buy-side investor clientele. Arzish Baaquie (pictured), who joined
Crux Informatics (Crux) has partnered with Google Cloud to make it easier for Crux’s data suppliers to provide their data to customers. The Crux data catalog, which comprises thousands of datasets from over 100 traditional, alternative, and public data suppliers, will
