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QuantHouse, an independent provider of high performance systematic trading solutions including market data services, algo development tools and global network infrastructure, has appointed Emmanuel Carjat as Chief Operating Officer, and Denery Fenouil as Chief Technology Officer.
In the role of COO, Carjat is responsible for managing QuantHouse operations helping to drive and guide the continued growth of the business. Carjat was the co-founder of Atrium Network founded in 2006 which was subsequently purchased by TMX Group in 2011, where he remained in the role of Managing director until 2015. In 2017, the TMX Atrium business was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange
Bloomberg’s flagship real-time market data feed, B-PIPE, is now available on the cloud, offering customers a high-performance solution that delivers instant and reliable access to crucial trading data.
B-PIPE is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and gives clients access to the same consolidated, normalised market data available through the Bloomberg Terminal, without any change in precision, quality or reliability. With B-PIPE accessible via on-premise, hosted, and now on the cloud, clients can choose their preferred deployment method for real-time data delivery.
Data is a vital part of the decision-making process in the front office, and enterprise applications require flexible,
eVestment, a specialist in institutional data and analytics, has expanded its popular quarterly institutional stock ownership report to include stock holdings information for companies based in the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, in addition to the list highlighting the most widely held stocks globally.
The most recent report, based on data from eVestment’s Holdings Analysis solution, shows that US-based firms Microsoft, Google parent company Alphabet and Apple, in that order, are the top three most widely owned stocks globally in the institutional investment business. Several international firms also made the global top 20 list, including Royal Dutch Shell, Alibaba, Taiwan
Bitstamp, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume in Europe, is to implement the Irisium market monitoring platform.
Bitstamp has been a pioneer in crypto security and regulation since its inception in 2011. The exchange places an emphasis on customer protection through KYC/AML procedures, advanced security software and protocols. Its positive stance towards self-regulation paved the way for Bitstamp’s Luxembourg entity (Bitstamp Europe SA) to become the first crypto exchange with a payment institution license in the EU. It is among the four cryptocurrency exchanges that have provided pricing data for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) cryptocurrency indices since 2016.
BSO, an Ethernet network, cloud and hosting provider for financial institutions and high-frequency trading firms, has launched its official partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
As an official AWS technology partner, BSO is delivering high-performance, reliable, secure, direct private connectivity to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud from multiple data centres, offices and co-location environments via the dedicated AWS Direct Connect Service (DCS).
Customers are able to connect to AWS on-demand cloud and on-demand service resources from any of the 100+ PoPs currently on BSO’s global backbone. BSO are working with clients, wishing to scale and grow their businesses,
VTFinTech, a technology provider of index management and research evaluation services, has appointed Amar Rajani to its Board with immediate effect.
Rajani is the Founder and Managing Director of Argella, an advisory firm specialising in fintech with specialist knowledge in research, data and analytics. Prior to launching Argella, Amar spent 17 years at Bloomberg LP, where he was responsible for a range of products that serviced its core buy and sell-side clients.
Vishnu Thurpati, CEO of VTFinTech, says: “Amar’s knowledge and experience of portfolio, data and research workflows is invaluable for us as we grow VTFinTech’s core research
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published an updated version of its Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) which aims to harmonise and simplify the process of completing questionnaires for global custodians, sub custodians and banks that hold client money.
The aim of the document, now in its third iteration, is to reduce time and resources used by market participants to complete the annual due diligence process.
The AFME Due Diligence Questionnaire Task Force, comprised of approximately twenty Network Managers, diligently reviewed submissions proposed throughout the year by market participants.
Alan Cameron (pictured), Head of Market Strategy-Brokers,
ADM Capital, a Hong Kong and London-based private credit investment manager, has held the final close for its Asia Secured Lending Facility II, (ASLF II) with proceeds raised of USD178 million.
ASLF II received USD50 million and USD10 million in commitments, respectively, from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government’s development finance institution, and Calvert Impact Capital.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, alongside another investor, provided initial seed capital in 2016 and the Facility – also known as the Somei Lending Platform – has already made seven investments since its first close in
Monroe Capital (Monroe) has held the final close of its 2018 Monroe Capital Private Credit Fund III at USD1.33 billion of limited partner commitments with over 100 investors in eight countries, eclipsing the target of USD800 million.
When combined with target Fund leverage, the Fund will have more than USD2.5 billion of buying power or capital available for investment.
The fund will invest in private credit transactions originated and underwritten by Monroe. The investment strategy is focused primarily on senior secured loans and unitranche loans to private equity sponsored, independent sponsored, and non-sponsored middle market companies located throughout
IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, has launched a new service that administers FIX connectivity for asset managers. The new offering enhances the managed service version of thinkFolio, the company’s order management (OMS) and portfolio modelling (PMS) solution.
By managing FIX connectivity on customers’ behalf, IHS Markit helps firms reduce cost and the technical complexity of self-administering a FIX network. Together, thinkFolio and the FIX network service give asset managers a comprehensive, hosted OMS and trading connectivity solution. The FIX connectivity service incorporates the NYFIX solution from Itiviti which connects over 1,500 trading partners via a global, low-latency
