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Apex Fintech Solutions (Apex) and QUODD Financial Information Services (QUODD), a business unit of Financeware, a NewSpring Holdings platform company, have announced a strategic data partnership to offer access to real-time market data feeds to deliver pricing information and Vendor of Record services.
Apex’s network of clients, which include online brokerages, institutional traders, traditional wealth managers, digital banks and wealth-tech providers, and consumer brands, is expected to benefit from QUODD’s comprehensive offering of market display data and Vendor of Record designation.
With a focus on providing cloud-based RESTful APIs, this partnership is built for digital forward businesses that seek to
Bitfinex Derivatives has announced the launch of perpetual contracts for Sushi (SUSHIF0:USTF0) and Terra (LUNAF0:USTF0).
SUSHIF0:USTF0 and LUNAF0:USTF0 went live on 26 August at 16:00 PM CET. The contracts offer users up to 100x leverage and will be settled in tether tokens (USDt).
“We’re delighted to announce the addition of Sushi and Terra to the growing portfolio of perpetual swaps available to trade on the exchange,” says Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex Derivatives. “We anticipate great interest in these products, particularly among funds and professional investors for hedging purposes and to manage risk.”
Bitfinex Derivatives platform and products are only
TheStandard.io, a DeFi infrastructure project which aims to provide a bridge between traditional physical investments and digital assets, has appointed two high-profile crypto industry figures to its Advisory Board – Dr Jane Thomason and Hartej Sawhney.
TheStandard.io issues liquidity to asset holders without selling the assets and makes inflation beneficial for savers, as loans effectively become cheaper to pay back. Users of participating vaulting facilities simply lock up their digital and physical assets in a smart contract which acts as collateral against loans that users can generate without any intermediaries: It will be a private Gold Standard 2.0 and can fundamentally
The London Corporate practice of Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, has advised on all Cayman Islands Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) that have listed on Euronext Amsterdam so far this year.
The team, led by Jack Marriott Partner and head of the London Corporate practice along with Associate Christopher Oliver, continue to be selected to act as Cayman Islands counsel on SPAC IPOs as a result of the firm’s market-leading experience and comprehensive capabilities in this area.
In its most recent role, the London team acted as Cayman Islands counsel for Crystal Peak Acquisition on its
Allocators are blurring the boundaries between the hedge fund and private equity sides of their portfolios, as once strictly segmented alternatives buckets begin to blend, according to investment firm Cambridge Associates.
Dan Aylott, Managing Director and Head of European Private Investments, at Cambridge Associates says that the distinction between hedge funds and private equity has become an increasingly “grey area”.
“Those parts of a portfolio are less distinct today than they were. Within Cambridge Associates, hedge funds don’t compete against private equity for the best ideas or vice versa, there’s a lot more overlap,” he commented.
The palette mixing of
Liti Capital’s wLITI token, a wrapped version of the Swiss company’s LITI equity token, has been listed on the Bitcoin.com. wLITI is trading with BTC and USDT pairs.
Liti Capital, a Swiss-based blockchain private equity fund specialising in raising capital for legal cases, is making waves in traditional investing by bringing litigation financing to the masses, an investment practice traditionally monopolised by hedge fund heavyweights and elite investors.
Danish Chaudhry, CEO of Bitcoin.com Exchange, says: “The Liti Capital team are providing an equity token which is the first of its kind, focused around easy-to-access private equity investment opportunities for basically
SRAX has collaborated with S3 Partners, a financial data and analytics provider, to incorporate short interest and securities finance data into the Sequire platform.
Sequire is an investor intelligence and communications platform where companies can track their investors’ behaviours and trends through data, and use those insights to engage current and potential shareholders, or any desired audience, across multiple channels. While Sequire’s proprietary data sets provide issuers insights into who is buying their stock, at what volume, and more, the addition of short interest data enhances the value for Sequire customers.
The institutional investment community has long used short interest
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is to appoint Richard Watts, Stewart Bennett and David Logan to its expanded leadership team following the completion of the acquisition of the BMO Financial Group’s EMEA asset management business, expected in the fourth quarter of this year.
Completion of the acquisition and senior leadership appointments remain subject to the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.
Watts will become Chief Investment Officer, EMEA. He will oversee Columbia Threadneedle’s investment function in the region, building on the firm’s strong, established approach and capabilities. Watts is currently Chief Investment Officer for BMO GAM. Last month Columbia Threadneedle announced the
Hedge funds and private equity are both improving their transparency over ESG. However, while on the private equity side, ESG is more seen as an investment opportunity, complexities remain on the hedge fund side around issues of reporting and shorting, according to Cambridge Associates.
Trudi Boardman, Hedge Fund Specialist at Cambridge Associate said that many hedge funds are still in the earlier stages of introducing ESG policies and processes, and that “there’s still a long way to go.”
She commented: “The ESG area is still very much a work in progress on the hedge fund side. There are challenges in
Suntera Global has continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg), a boutique fund administration and corporate services firm.
The acquisition, which is subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, adds to Suntera Global’s client base while strengthening its presence in EU markets. The move supports its growth strategy and complements its office network in Jersey, Cayman, Bahamas, Isle of Man, Malta, Hong Kong and Switzerland.
Founded in 2003, Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg) (Reference) is a provider of boutique fund administration and corporate services to Luxembourg based entities. With headquarters in Luxembourg, the firm has a
