INDOS Financial Limited (INDOS), a UK independent depositary, has passed the milestone of undertaking depositary services for 100 alternative investment funds with assets over USD20 billion. These figures represent a substantial growth in the business of 37 per cent in the
Mosaic Smart Data, a real-time capital markets data analytics company, has completed an USD9 million investment round to support its rapid product development and global expansion. The round was co-led by CommerzVentures and Octopus Ventures and includes JP Morgan –
Competition among managers for capital in the alternative investment sector has never been greater. Similarly, as fund service providers vie for business in a crowded market place, it is important for firms to stand out from the crowd, writes Paul
Cambridge Blockchain has formed a strategic alliance with IHS Markit through which the companies will offer integrated reference data, operations, and software to support utilities for the collection and management of know-your-customer information (KYC). Financial institutions face growing compliance challenges
Institutional Advisory Services Group (IASG), an independent advisory firm specialising in alternative investments for institutional and high net worth investors, has launched a new company – IASG Fund Services (IASG-FS). Incorporated in 2019, IASG-FS will offer fund services to investment
Catena Technologies has extended its collaboration with UnaVista, part of London Stock Exchange Group, to help firms prepare and comply with Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) transaction reporting. Catena has extended its membership of UnaVista’s Partner Programme to include SFTR.
Thomson Reuters is now offering an Investment Research Marketplace on its flagship desktop product Eikon, a solution that enables buy-side firms to purchase research from sell-side contributors designed to inform and complement their investment processes. This solution also helps facilitate
New UK market entrant Havelock London has appointed Link Asset Services as the Authorised Fund Manager (AFM) for the launch of its inaugural fund later this year. Havelock London intends to combine traditional investment management with modern data science and
Speakerbus and Insightful Technology have formed a new partnership designed to drive enhanced compliance capabilities and improved productivity throughout the trading lifecycle. The combined solution facilitates seamless integration, enabling detailed analysis of all voice trading conversations, together with all other
Options, a provider of global market data and co-location services for trading firms, has launched direct access to the NYSE Integrated Feed. The new service will be available to clients leveraging Option’s ultra-low latent connectivity and managed colocation platform in Mahwah,
