IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, is to exchange the majority of the IHS Markit Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) intelligence business for Informa’s Agribusiness Intelligence group. “This agreement is very positive for both IHS Markit
Almost three quarters (71 per cent) of asset managers believe that using alternative data gives them an investing edge over competitors, according to a new study by Greenwich Associates commissioned by business information provider IHS Markit. Some 74 per cent of
Acuity Trading is expanding its team with the appointment of Vladislav Novopoltsev as a Product Manager and Gustavo Avalos as a Data Scientist. As a Product Manager Novopoltsev will be based in Acuity’s Spanish office in Barcelona where he will utilise
Innovation means many things to many people but with respect to financial services, Northern Trust is quite clear that innovation should create real value for the client or shareholder. In other words, there is no point innovating for innovation’s sake.
Sudrania Fund Services (Sudrania) has established an office in Singapore making its end-to-end cloud-based fund administration platform available to clients looking to take advantage of the country’s recently enacted Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund structure legislation. Sudrania also has offices in
SoftSolutions, a high performance multi-market fixed income trading technology provider, has launched the next generation of its nexRates solution, a fully integrated electronic trading as a service platform for secondary markets. nexRates can now be delivered over the cloud in addition
SBL Network (SBL), a new fintech company created to provide transaction and information services to the global capital markets industry, is to launch a peer-to-peer securities lending platform. SBL has raised approximately GBP1 million this year via two EIS-qualifying funding
Asset and wealth management consultancy Alpha FMC has launched a new Data Solutions division to bolster its digital consultancy offering. The creation of the division is in response to growing demand from its clients for consulting advice and data services.
Abacus Group, a provider of IT services for alternative investment firms, has launched a new third-party patch management feature for its AbacusFLEXä IT-as-a-Service clients, as well as enhanced compliance reporting within the Abacus Client Portal. Abacus continues to invest heavily
Bill Prew (pictured), CEO of Indos Financial, the independent depositary firm, writes that the UK government has finally revealed its Brexit position. “Any chance of a soft Brexit or retained membership of the Single Market has apparently been removed. The
