Abacus Group, a provider of hosted cloud IT solutions for alternative asset funds, has enhanced its Abacus Client Portal, which gives asset managers greater control of and transparency into their AbacusFLEX cloud services. The enhancements include two new modules giving
IHS Markit has formed a strategic alliance with Deloitte to address MiFID II regulatory challenges leveraging IHS Markit’s Outreach360 solution and Deloitte’s regulatory business advisory expertise via a managed service. IHS Markit and Deloitte will offer customers a total solution
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Power Exchange Centra Europe (PXE) have successfully migrated the contracts previously listed on PXE onto the EEX T7 platform. The offering comprises cash-settled power futures for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Poland.
Financial technology group ayondo has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Bitcoin trading, allowing its clients easy access to the price movement of Bitcoin without the need to open up an e-wallet to purchase bitcoin on the internet.
Beginning in 2018, Kempen has decided to cover external investment research costs as part of its strategy to comply with MiFID II. These costs however may still be passed on to clients under strict conditions. MiFID II contains a provision
Just a decade ago, the cyber threat landscape was far less pronounced, but thanks to significant advances in IT, mobile technology and digital platforms, the threat of cybercrime has grown exponentially and poses risks across the global industry and for
Jefferies has entered into a new alliance whereby Mandiri Sekuritas will provide equity research on companies in Indonesia on a co-branded basis to the Jefferies global base of institutional clients. Mandiri Sekuritas will also provide local equity broking services to
Research Affiliates has launched a new version of Asset Allocation Interactive, an online investor tool that provides investment information and expected return data across more than 130 assets. The site features newly added alternative asset classes including real estate, hedge
By Daren Glenister (pictured), Field CTO for Intralinks – Will 2016 be the year that businesses finally stop being their own worst enemies when it comes to data security? In 2015, incident after incident demonstrated that management and IT staff
Dr Nicola Meaden Grenham (pictured), co-founder of Dumas Capital, has been named Strategic Adviser to Kettera Strategies and its Hydra marketplace, a global platform providing investors with access, daily transparency, intra-month liquidity and notional funding to established and emerging alternative
