Individuals who serve as independent non-executive directors, like it or not, operate in a role which is constantly evolving. This evolution is not only in parallel with changes in investment funds business but also in terms of regulation and heightened
IHS Markit has launched a cross-asset class registry of systematic internalisers (SIs) to help firms understand their trade reporting obligations under MiFID II. The service covers all asset classes covered by ESMA RTS 2, including bonds, all classes of OTC
Asset managers today are faced with having to deal with a plethora of liquidity regulations. Most of the liquidity-related concerns in respect of Comprehensive Capital Analysis Review (CCAR) prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board, Solvency II, MiFID II – due
Systematic asset manager RAM Active Investments has chosen EFA to support the launch and administration of the new RAM Stable Climate Global Equities Fund.The AI-driven sustainable fund’s objective is to tackle climate emergency and to provide RAM’s investors an active
NEX Regulatory Reporting is to apply to become a trade repository for the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) and launch a dedicated reporting solution, pending the issuance of the final technical standards from ESMA. NEX Regulatory Reporting will in time
Frankfurt-based asset manager First Private Investment Management has established a new multi-boutique network, FP Investment Partners which offers access to quant investing, infrastructure and alternatives/hedge fund investments.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Apex Group has partnered with Calypso technology to provide front to back office solutions to Ardent Financial Limited.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Metamako, a leader in specialist FPGA-enabled high-performance networking platforms, has teamed with Velocimetrics, a provider of intelligent, business flow tracking and performance analytics, to provide MiFID-compliant timestamping. Metamako’s low-latency, FPGA-enabled network devices will deliver lossless data capture and nanosecond-precision timestamping; Velocimetrics’
By Jay Peller (pictured), Citco Fund Services – In recent years, established alternative fund managers have increasingly migrated business to fund administrators with a broad geographic footprint and extensive product expertise. The cost pressures faced by most managers in a
With offices in 35 locations worldwide, Apex Fund Services has grown into one of the financial industry’s largest independent fund administrators since it first opened its doors in Bermuda back in 2003. And with plans to make upwards of 10
