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Modus.Trade, a crypto specialist investor network, has selected Gold-i Ltd to manage its entire technology infrastructure.
This includes providing access to crypto market makers and clearing using the Gold-i Crypto Switch 2.0 and supporting Modus.Trade’s MT5 trading platform.
Modus.Trade is a crypto fund and online learning platform, with a suite of algorithmic trading strategies. Its client base consists predominantly of fund managers, financial institutions, family offices and high net worth individuals. The organisation has seen a surge in demand for its products and services in recent months, trading over USD500 million a month in bitcoin.
Investors are ‘extraordinarily complacent’ about the macro risks currently facing emerging markets, but idiosyncratic investment opportunities still abound, says Andrew Swan, manager of the Man GLG Asia (ex Japan) Equity strategy.
Swan, whose strategy launched in October 2020, says investors are failing to grasp the potential for falls across emerging markets in an environment where growth is slowing and central banks in developed economies are beginning tightening cycles amid surging inflation.
Swan says investment opportunities can still be found in those parts of EMs beginning to recover from Covid disruption, like Southeast Asia and India. But he says opportunities
London-based investment firm, Twenty20 Capital, has joined forces with MP Alpha Capital — making a cornerstone investment into the firm’s “post-Covid” hedge fund.
Graubündner Kantonalbank (GKB) agreed to acquire a stake of around 30 percent in the independent investment manager Twelve Capital Holding AG (Twelve Capital), which specialises in investments in the insurance sector and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
Subject to the approval of the competent authorities, the transaction is expected to close in Q2 2022.
A representative of GKB will serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Twelve Capital.
RWC Partners has changed its operating brand to ‘Redwheel’, marking the next stage of its development as a specialist, independent investment organisation.
The rebrand is part of a full update of the firm’s visual identity, including the launch of a new website.
The business was established in 2000 with the ambition to create an environment in which exceptional fund managers can operate with a high degree of investment autonomy and maximise the benefits of their skills to deliver the best possible long-term outcomes for clients. Today, Redwheel has more than 150 people aligned to that goal, including 56 dedicated
The Southeastern Alternative Funds Association (SEAFA) and the MidSouth Alternative Investment Association (MSAIA) have joined the Managed Fund Association’s (MFA) Partnership Program. The Partnership Program currently features members from Canada, New York, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, and California.
The MidSouth Alternative Investment Association (MSAIA) is an education and networking organisation that connects alternative investment professionals, raising the quality of discussion and deliberation in the region, through informal gatherings, panel discussions and fundraising for worthwhile local charities. The MSAIA has been active in Nashville since March 2008 and has grown to over 700 members.
The Southeastern Alternative Funds Association (SEAFA) is
DIGITEC, a specialist in FX Swaps and NDF pricing and data, has appointed Peer Joost as CEO. Previously Joost was COO at DIGITEC, where he has worked since October 2011.
DIGITEC as over 40 bank clients globally, including more than 50 per cent of the Euromoney Top 50 FX trading firms. The firm’s market-leading services include the D3 multi-asset pricing engine and Swaps Data Feed (SDF), developed in partnership with 360T.
Alpha Data Solutions (ADS), a provider of data services to the global asset management industry, has achieved ISO 27001:2013 certification for its information security management system (ISMS).
ADS has been certified for the provision of Enterprise and SAAS solutions to financial, asset and wealth management companies globally.
To achieve ISO 27001 certification, ADS was subject to a rigorous third-party audit to ensure the presence of a robust and systematic approach to managing and protecting data. It was also necessary to evidence an effective risk management process and comprehensive operation for preserving the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all customer data.
Mark P Ramsey is joining Kramer Levin’s New York office as a partner in its Corporate practice.
For more than two decades, Mr. Ramsey has structured and negotiated complex syndicated, club and direct lending financing transactions on behalf of both borrowers and lenders, with a focus on leveraged buyouts, in- and out-of-court restructurings, dividend recapitalisations, asset-based loans and other corporate financing transactions.
Ramsey’s client base includes private equity funds and their portfolio companies, public and private operating companies, commercial and investment banks, direct lenders and other financial institutions. His experience includes secured and unsecured, mezzanine, and subordinated financing transactions, as
MSCI Inc, a provider of decision support tools and services for the global investment community, is partnering with Menai Financial Group (Menai), a provider of institutional-grade digital asset investment products and trading services.
This strategic alliance marks one of MSCI’s first collaborations in the digital asset space. MSCI will aim to develop innovative tools for institutional investors seeking to capitalise on the growth of blockchain technology and digital assets.
The collaboration between MSCI and Menai comes at a time when institutional investors are increasingly considering opportunities within the digital asset class. As investor interest grows, MSCI has recognised the demand
