New research amongst institutional investors from the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) reveals that 63 per cent believe senior executives at large established businesses have a poor understanding of blockchain. Only 7 per cent described their understanding as ‘good’, with
Following the successful completion of its merger with alternative asset manager Altegris, Artivest has expanded its suite of services to include product structuring and fund distribution solutions for asset and wealth manager enterprise partners. These new offerings embody Artivest’s long-term
On Thursday 29 November 2018, Global Fund Media hosted an exclusive event in conjunction with the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), to showcase how the jurisdiction is updating its regulatory regime, not only to bring it into closer alignment with
Guernsey is aiming to take a leading role in drafting new laws to offer certainty in the use of ‘Electronic Agents’ in transactions and contract matters, and to create a smart, secure environment for the exploitation of technology for specialist
LJM Partners, a US investment management firm specialising in managed futures, is targeting institutional fund managers with its new trading and risk management system, dubbed LJM Storm (L
Due to high demand, the Investment Management Due Diligence Association (IMDDA), an investor-based organisation dedicated to professionals who investigate facts concerning investment programs, has extended the global testing period for its first Chartered Due Diligence Analyst (CDDA) test to 31
McKay Brothers and Quincy Data say they have connected the largest US equity exchanges at the lowest latency. The new services link equity exchanges in Mahwah, Carteret and Secaucus the New Jersey Equity Triangle. McKay’s network is currently offering two-way
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has acquired Chicago-based market data, connectivity and hosting specialist R2G Services. With this acquisition, TNS is now a unique full-service managed infrastructure provider that can meet the demanding needs of financial market participants through a single
Confluence, a specialist in investment data management automation for regulatory, financial and investor reporting, has added CPO-PQR reporting capabilities to its Unity NXT Regulatory Reporting platform. Form CPO-PQR requires that registered commodity pool operators file specific information about their firm
Goldman Sachs, one of the top five hedge fund administrators in the world, has opened its latest Goldman Sachs Administration Services office in Toronto to offer fund accounting and invest
