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Omniex, a complete investment and trading platform for institutional investors to access crypto-assets, has appointed former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Arthur Levitt and former Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Sheila Bair to its Board of Advisors.
In addition, the firm has hired former Thomson Reuters and KCG executives to further accelerate global adoption of its market-ready platform already in use by early clients.
Levitt was the twenty-fifth and longest-serving Chairman of the SEC from 1993-2001. He currently serves as a Board Member at Bloomberg and Motif Investing, an Advisory Board Member of KCG, and
RBC Global Asset Management saw mutual fund net sales of USD524 million in July, with sales of long-term funds registering USD549 million. Money market funds meanwhile had net redemptions of USD26 million.
Mutual fund assets under management increased by 1 per cent.
“Investors and advisors continue to favour balanced solutions, which offer stability and diversification,” says Doug Coulter, president of RBC Global Asset Management Inc. “This trend is demonstrated by strong sales of our RBC Select Portfolios, which in July surpassed USD85 billion in assets.”
Mutual fund sales results information is based on preliminary data from the Investment
Crescent Crypto Asset Management, a cryptocurrency index fund manager led by Goldman Sachs alumni, has completed its Series A financing and launched its offshore Cayman fund.
FBG Capital led the fundraising round with its investment into Crescent, bringing invaluable connections and industry knowledge to Crescent.
Utilising its strong global presence, FBG is focused on helping Crescent grow assets under management for its suite of passive funds both in the US and abroad. In addition, FBG will leverage its network to help Crescent develop and list multi-coin products on traditional financial exchanges.
Uses of the capital also include expanding
London Block Exchange (LBX) is to list Nano (NANO) on its exchange from 15 August this year, and is giving away GBP5,000-worth of the currency to mark the occasion.
The listing will be LBX’s 12th cryptocurrency, and the world’s first GBP pairing for the coin, billed as one of the fastest ever created with zero transfer fees.
In celebration, Nano and LBX have partnered to create a cryptic treasure hunt in the UK Capital, releasing clues in the run up to official listing.
The first person to find the treasure’s ‘location’ and the associated password and post their
Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company Glencore has reported ‘strong financial performance’ for the first six months with adjusted EBITDA of USD8.3 billion, up 23 per cent, and adjusted EBIT of USD5.1 billion, up 35 per cent. 

Net income attributable to equity holders during the period totalled USD2.8 billion, up 13 per cent; while net income, pre-significant items increased 40 per cent to USD3.3 billion. Funds from operations meanwhile, saw an increase of 8 per cent to USD5.6 billion 

Net debt decreased by 16 per cent to USD9.0 billion, while EPS was increased by 12 per cent to
Hedge funds posted gains in July to begin the second half of 2018, recovering the narrow decline from June, and effectively navigating a primarily positive earnings season punctuated with certain idiosyncratic equity volatility and directional dislocations, including Facebook and Apple.
The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index advanced 0.6 per cent for the month, according to data released today by HFR.
Bank Systematic Risk Premia strategies again posted mixed performance in July with gains concentrated in Credit and Equity strategies. The HFR BSPR Credit Index gained 3.14 per cent for the month, led by the HFR BSRP Credit Multi-Strategy Index,
BNP Paribas Securities Services, a global custodian with USD11.5 trillion in assets under custody, has bolstered its London-based sales team with four senior appointments.
Valeria Anderson is appointed Senior Sales Director, Asset Managers. Anderson, who has 20 years in the asset management and asset servicing industries, joins BNP Paribas from Bank of America Merrill Lynch where she was Director of Custody and Agency Services focused on building solutions for alternative and traditional asset managers. Prior to this, Anderson held various senior sales and relationship roles at the Bank of New York Mellon in Paris and London
Omar Arti is appointed
Mary Jane Phillips (pictured) has joined Oyster Consulting as an Associate Director, expanding Oyster’s Strategic Management and Operations and Technology practices.
The move increases the firm’s ability to help broker-dealers and investment advisors optimise operations, automate processes, explore clearing and custody options, and execute conversions efficiently and effectively.
Phillips has 30 years of experience in financial services, focused on providing continuous improvements to operations and branch networks, helping firms exceed client needs and enhance revenue generating capabilities. Phillips’ expertise includes the assessment and management of organisation structures and workflow to enhance operational efficiencies, including technology enhancements, outsourcing, customer service programs, reporting and
Investor appetite for hedge funds remains strong, according to Credit Suisse’s mid-year survey of hedge fund investor sentiment, entitled ‘Back In The Saddle’, which polled over 275 institutional investors globally, representing USD1.04 trillion in hedge fund investments.
Hedge Funds witnessed the largest positive swing in net demand among the different asset classes surveyed, and are on par as the top investment strategy of allocators going into the second half of the year.
Investors also continue to show increasing preference for employing alternative investment vehicles in addition to commingled accounts. Most favoured structures include Separately Managed Accounts/Funds of One, Co-Investments,
Alter Domus, a provider of third-party middle office, fund and corporate services to alternative investment managers and lenders globally, has appointed Spencer Wells to lead its UK office in London.
Wells (pictured), will be responsible for driving the performance and growth of the UK business together with expanding new and existing client relationships in the region.
In addition to Spencer’s appointment the UK Management team has been further strengthened by the recruitment of Matthew Molton as Head of Operations UK. Molton has more than 13 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to joining Alter Domus, Matthew was
