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RAG-Stiftung has acquired a stake in Scope SE & Co, an EU-based provider of independent ratings, research and risk analysis solutions across all asset classes.
The investment is part of a funding round aimed at significantly expanding the agency’s European market coverage.
“Scope is a growth company that is gradually establishing itself in a market that thrives on the confidence of institutional investors,” says Florian Schoeller, founder and CEO of Scope Group. “For this we need strong partners with an excellent reputation. RAG-Stiftung – along with AQTON SE, a holding company of entrepreneur Stefan Quandt, and numerous insurance companies –
Bramshill Investments has appointed Edward Lockwood has joined its Investment Team as an Associate specialising in Structured Products.
Lockwood has joined the investment team and Paul van Lingen, in the firm’s Newport Beach Office.
“We are very excited to have Ed join the Bramshill Team, his experience and capabilities will be instrumental in further expanding the Structured Products business which has been a major focus for us at Bramshill Investments,” says van Lingen, Senior Managing Director of Bramshill Investments.
Lockwood’s primary focus will be investment analysis and operations for the Hedge Fund and the firm’s other Structured Product mandates. Previously, he
DWS Group has named Kevin White and Simon Wallace as Global Co-heads of Alternatives Research & Strategy, reporting to Pierre Cherki, Head of Alternatives and Co-Head of the Investment Group.
“Kevin and Simon have been working closely with the team on key global initiatives on behalf of our clients in their regional leadership positions for several years and are well-positioned to step into their new roles,” says Cherki. “Our Alternatives research and strategy team delivers proprietary, data-driven insight that informs our investment decisions and provides clients with timely and relevant market information. Kevin and Simon will continue to deliver the
CAIS, a technology platform connecting financial advisers with alternative investments, has launched CAIS IQ, a learning system designed to help financial advisers master alternative investments.
CAIS IQ reduces the alternative investment learning curve by combining expert content with predictive algorithms that adapt to how each individual adviser learns best.
According to a Preqin report, 84 per cent of investors plan to increase their allocation to alternative investments in the coming years, while a remarkable 67 per cent of financial advisers say they want to deepen their understanding of these strategies prior to implementing them.
“Right now, education is the biggest
Bramshill Investments has appointed Edward Lockwood has joined its Investment Team as an Associate specialising in Structured Products.
Lockwood has joined the investment team and Paul van Lingen, in the firm’s Newport Beach Office.
“We are very excited to have Ed join the Bramshill Team, his experience and capabilities will be instrumental in further expanding the Structured Products business which has been a major focus for us at Bramshill Investments,” says van Lingen, Senior Managing Director of Bramshill Investments.
Lockwood’s primary focus will be investment analysis and operations for the Hedge Fund and the firm’s other Structured Product mandates. Previously, he
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has supplemented the auction calendar for the year 2020 with the auctions for EU aviation allowances (EUAA).
The respective dates were fixed in coordination with the European Commission and the participating Member States as well as with the responsible German and Polish authorities.
On behalf of 25 EU Member States and the EEA EFTA states Norway and Iceland, EEX will conduct six EUAA auctions in 2020. Starting on 15 January 2020, the auctions will take place on Wednesdays every two months.
The following table provides an overview of the respective auction dates and volumes:
Punctuated equilibrium, a term used in evolutionary biology to describe long periods of little or no evolutionary change (stasis) interrupted by short periods of significant changes, is also applicable to the wealth management industry, according to a new white paper by SEI Investment Manager Services…
The company argues that the wealth management industry is currently experiencing one of these punctuated events, experiencing significant evolutionary change. In the paper – Evolution in Asset Management – SEI identifies five trends, being released in individual chapters that are driving this change: fierce competition, vulnerable economics, emboldened investors, complex regulation and transformational technology. And
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is to launch USDT Futures Trading, a linear futures contract. OKEx’s USDT futures contract is a virtual derivative product that is quoted and settled in USDT digital tokens, and each contract has a face value of a fixed amount of digital tokens.
Traders can long a position to profit from the increase of a cryptocurrency’s price, or short a position to profit from the decline of a cryptocurrency’s price. USDT pairs on OKEx include BTC, ETH, BCH, EOS, XRP, BSV, and TRX with a leverage level of 1-100x, both in fixed and cross-margin mode. OKEx provides a wider
Arcmont Asset Management (Arcmont) has launched as an independent private debt business following the completion of its separation from BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay).
Arcmont currently manages institutional assets of over EUR13 billion and is focused on delivering flexible capital solutions to businesses across Europe. The company is employee owned and managed and is backed by a minority investment from Dyal Capital Partners (Dyal), a specialist in investments in alternative asset managers globally.
Arcmont also announces the launch of its newly-formed Capital Solutions strategy with the hiring from January 2020 of two senior investment professionals, David Brooks and Alice Cavalier,
CSC, a provider of specialised administration services to alternative asset managers, is to acquire TCS-Groep (TCS), a Netherlands-based service provider for alternative investment funds (AIFs).
TCS offers fund administration and depositary services for alternative asset managers with a focus on real estate, private equity, private debt, and social impact funds, and manages more than EUR6.5 billion in assets on behalf of its clients. The deal is subject to regulatory approval in the Netherlands.
“We’re delighted to welcome TCS to CSC as part of our long-term strategy to develop the European market by offering international clients our suite of fund administration,
