Optima Partners, a global regulatory compliance firm, has promoted Director Sani Jackson to Partner. Jackson has had an impressive career in providing regulatory advisory services to hedge funds, private equity firms, investment banks, broker-dealers and other financial services firms across
One of the clearest manifestations of technology innovation is the way in which it is enhancing transparency in all aspects of the investment funds industry, from front-office portfolio analytics and trading cost analysis, middle-office investor reporting, to back-office compliance and
At nearly USD8 trillion, the US defined contribution (DC) retirement market remains one of the largest – and growing – opportunities for asset managers. From 2007 to 2017, net assets grew by 67 per cent, increasing by USD3.1 trillion.
Eze Castle Integration, a global managed service provider to the investment industry, has launched its Eze Dark Web Monitoring Service to proactively protect clients against the threat of stolen user credentials and targeted account takeover. Eze Dark Web Monitoring scans
Starting up a hedge fund is a challenging endeavour. Hiring staff, implementing all the necessary risk controls and regulations as well as running the organisation profitably, is far from easy. Many new hedge funds fail every year. However, starting a successful
Increasingly, boutique prime brokers are gaining favour among both emerging and established hedge fund managers as they seek to develop higher-touch, more meaningful relationships. This is understandable against a backdrop of uncertainty in recent years, with bank-owned primes culling non-profitable
In the current market environment, hedge fund allocators face a bit of a Catch 22. With markets continuing to move north – the S&P 500 was up 19.8% during 2017 (as of 28 December) – there is a strong argument to
Prime brokerage divisions are focused on the task at hand of maximising their revenues at a time when the largest bank-owned operators face stiff competition from specialised, boutique primes, keen to offer clients a more inclusive, high-touch service. The more
Xena Exchange has launched a free desktop terminal for its clients designed to meet the information demands of professional traders looking to navigate the cryptocurrency markets. The desktop terminal is aimed at both novice traders looking to learn, test paper
German fintech company Finoa has launched a banking-grade custody service aimed at institutional investors in digital assets. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), by 2027 around 10 per cent of the world’s GDP will be transacted and stored on
