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Retail investors are increasingly drawn to private markets, attracted by the offer of diversification, alternative income, and sustainable investment opportunities, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge – European Monthly Product Trends Edition.
“The alternative investments that retail investors are expanding into include hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and private debt,” says Fabrizio Zumbo, associate director, European asset management research at Cerulli Associates, a global research and consulting firm.
One of the main reasons for the attraction to private markets is the hunt for returns that are relatively uncorrelated to mainstream asset classes such as equities and bonds.
FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications and services, has appointed Franck Gossieaux as Executive Vice President, Global Head of Sales and Client Solutions.
In this role, Gossieaux will be responsible for overseeing all global sales and client activities for FactSet.
Gossieaux joined FactSet in 2004 as part of its acquisition of JCF Group and has since held multiple senior leadership roles at the Company in both Europe and North America, including leading the EMEA and Americas sales teams. He has been instrumental in expanding FactSet across key markets and has global experience covering enterprise-level client relationships.
Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR6 billion, down from EUR13 billion in February, with UCITS registering net inflows of EUR13 billion, up from EUR6 billion in February, according to the latest Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet from the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).
Long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) recorded net inflows of EUR16 billion, up from EUR10 billion in February.
Equity funds registered net outflows of EUR23 billion, compared to net inflows of EUR4 billion in February, while net sales of bond funds increased from EUR43 billion, from EUR14 billion in February, and multi-asset funds recorded net outflows
Over two-thirds (67 per cent) of alternative investment fund managers believe the prospect of regulatory arbitrage between European Union member states seeking to attract business is likely to grow over the next two years, according to a new study.
The research reveals that regulatory arbitrage has muddied the waters for many investors, which has led to widespread unfamiliarity when it comes to the practical application of the rules. Sixty per cent of respondents agreed that variances of AIFMD interpretation between different EU member states has created the biggest knowledge gap among non-EU AIFMs.
Intertrust, a global leader in providing expert
Moscow Exchange, In collaboration with Avelacom, has deployed new Points of Presence (PoPs) in the most sophisticated and largest data centres in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai and Mumbai.
Market participants have received high speed access to MOEX’s markets without the need to build extra infrastructure and pay for low latency network connection to Moscow.
MOEX’s PoPs provide: low latency connectivity across major trading venues globally; FIX protocol for trading transactions; access to MOEX’s market data; and trading on MOEX’s market (Equity & Bond, FX and Derivatives Markets) through Sponsored Market Access (SMA).
In addition to this expanded
Regulatory compliance consulting firm, Argus Global has fully integrated two business acquisitions: Ace Success, a Singapore based secretarial, accounting and tax practices company; and Argus Compliance India Private Limited, a subsidiary company, based in India, offering a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive bouquet of services in Singapore and India.
“The company is already looking to expand in Asia within three years and has set a revenue target of SGD50 million within five years,” says CEO Sachin Gandhi.
Argus Global’s clienteles in Singapore are mostly entities who are regulated by, or wish to be regulated by, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) effective
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched the industry’s first options contract on TSR 20 rubber, the global benchmark grade, offering market participants a new risk-management tool.
The SGX SICOM TSR 20 Rubber Options contract is based on the SGX SICOM TSR 20 (FOB) Futures contract, which has grown in liquidity amid China’s internationalisation and rising global demand for hedging. The options contract expires into futures positions, offering users the choice of physical delivery to settle their positions.
William Chin, Head of Commodities at SGX, says: “SGX SICOM derivatives are integral to the physical marketplace. This launch follows strong demand from
Canadian institutional investors are seeking to further increase their overall allocations to alternative investment strategies, including real estate, private equity, infrastructure, private debt and hedge funds, according to a new study published by CIBC Mellon.
The report, “Race for Assets: Canada vs the World,” found that among the various alternative sub-asset classes, real estate (42 per cent) is most favoured among Canadian investors surveyed, followed by infrastructure (20 per cent), private equity (18.7 per cent), private debt / loans (17.9 per cent), and hedge fund investments (1.4 per cent). Private equity led the way in terms of satisfaction, with 47
Refinitiv has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AlphaDesk, a cloud-based Order Management System (OMS) that offers order and portfolio management, risk, and compliance solutions for buy-side clients.
Refinitiv currently offers pre-trade data and analytics via its flagship financial platform Eikon, which is integrated with its EMS trading capabilities from REDI. AlphaDesk adds a multi-asset class and multi-currency OMS platform with flexible workflows, adaptable to the differing needs of individual buy-side traders and asset managers.
AlphaDesk software combines OMS and operations management capabilities for managing data and integrating with other systems involved in the buy-side investment workflow. This combination benefits
Artivest, an independent digital platform for alternative funds, has appointed Paul Nobile as Chief Marketing Officer, a new position for the company.
Nobile (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience as an award-winning marketing and communications leader for asset and wealth managers. He is based in New York City and reports directly to James Waldinger, Founder and CEO of Artivest.
At Artivest, Nobile takes responsibility for marketing and communications strategy and execution across a broad range of owned, earned and paid disciplines. As a senior leader, he will partner with teams across the business to position the firm’s value proposition and
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