The debate around appropriate corporate governance continues with institutional investors, in particular, seeking greater insight into the role, responsibilities and skill sets of those appointed to the boards of corporate funds.
By Geoff Ruddick – There has been an extraordinary focus on and trend towards `split boards' in the last few years. For most people the accepted definition of a 'split board' is having independent directors from different fiduciary firms. It
Axioma, a global provider of risk and portfolio management solutions, has formed a new partnership with Omega Point (www.ompnt.com), a portfolio intelligence tool for fundamental-style managers. Through this licensing agreement, Omega Point clients can now access Axioma’s suite of factor models via
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has completed a programme to combine its execution teams, adapting to increasing client demand for fully integrated electronic and high-touch trading services across asset classes. In the final stage of this integration,
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted cloud IT solutions for alternative asset funds, has enhanced its Abacus Client Portal, which gives asset managers greater control of and transparency into their AbacusFLEX cloud services. The enhancements include two new modules giving
IHS Markit has formed a strategic alliance with Deloitte to address MiFID II regulatory challenges leveraging IHS Markit’s Outreach360 solution and Deloitte’s regulatory business advisory expertise via a managed service. IHS Markit and Deloitte will offer customers a total solution
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
Research Affiliates has launched a new version of Asset Allocation Interactive, an online investor tool that provides investment information and expected return data across more than 130 assets. The site features newly added alternative asset classes including real estate, hedge
Dr Nicola Meaden Grenham (pictured), co-founder of Dumas Capital, has been named Strategic Adviser to Kettera Strategies and its Hydra marketplace, a global platform providing investors with access, daily transparency, intra-month liquidity and notional funding to established and emerging alternative
