Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters, has launched an aggregate bond service to help clients access fixed income trade data that is available as a result of MiFID II in a single, simple aggregated data feed.
Independent fund research company, Monterey Insight, has confirmed the Aztec Group is the leading fund administrator in Jersey for the third consecutive year, administering USD126.0 billion net assets and 181 funds. The annual Monterey Report provides a comprehensive analysis of
FE, the investment data, research and software provider, has joined forces with fundinfo, a provider of services for asset managers and distributors in Europe and Asia, and F2C, the Luxembourg-based business which runs fund data management platform, publiFund. The combined
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published an updated version of its Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) which aims to harmonise and simplify the process of completing questionnaires for global custodians, sub custodians and banks that hold client
The Citco Group of Companies (Citco) has launched CitcoConnect, a new digital solution that automates and simplifies the process of managing prospective investors, including an online utility for the placement of initial investments in alternative funds. The solution features a
The introduction of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in the United States last December has been keeping tax specialists and accountants particularly busy, as hedge fund managers and family offices seek to best position themselves under this new
ZEDRA Group, a specialist in Trust, Corporate and Fund Services has acquired LJ Fiduciary, from investment firm Alvarium. LJ Fiduciary will be rebranded and merged into the existing ZEDRA network. The deal is subject to local regulatory approval. LJ Fiduciary’s
KRM22, a technology and software investment company that focuses on risk management for capital markets, has partnered with deltaconX, a provider of regulatory reporting services for European financial-, energy- and commodity trading organisations. The deltaconX SaaS-based service, which will be
Specialist financial services consultancy Phoenix Financial PR, which represents companies in asset management, alternatives, wealth management, private banking and financial planning, has joined forces with financial services PR specialists in Australia and the USA to become a member of global
By Gary Paulin (pictured), Global Head of Integrated Trading Solutions, Northern Trust Capital Markets – The asset management industry is facing unprecedented pressure from competition, fees, regulatory and compliance challenges, technology costs and shifting product demand. The resulting squeeze on margins
