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Whistleblower lawyers from Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and the National Whistleblower Center have submitted comments for a proposed rule change to the SEC Whistleblower Program. The final vote on the rules is set for September 2021.
MakerDAO’s Real-World Finance Core Unit has partnered with JST Capital, a financial services firm specialising in the digital assets market, to bring on-chain securitisation to institutional investors.
JST and MakerDAO will be working together to develop robust frameworks for bringing real-world assets on-chain.
They will also look to improve legal structures, the smart contract platform, and custody and settlement processes to allow established asset-backed participants to feel comfortable with decentralised finance.
The implementation of ESG metrics for regulated funds under the EU’s sustainability-focused SFDR framework remains a “work in progress” for many hedge funds and other asset managers, according to fund structuring and governance service provider Waystone.
Baton Systems (Baton) has completed connecting to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, making ICE Clear Europe the fifth major global CCP available on the Baton network.
All FCMs using Baton will now be able to automate and optimise collateral holdings and expedite the movement of cash and securities with the CCPs of greatest strategic importance to their business. These firms include the world’s largest financial institutions, responsible for managing 43 per cent of the funds held by global CCPs.
Citi recently became the first FCM to connect to ICE Clear Europe and benefit
Matrixport, Asia’s fastest growing digital assets financial services platform, has expanded its management team with recent appointments of Justin Buitendam and Omid Zadeh as Directors of Business Development & Sales.
These senior hires are part of a wider talent acquisition programme to scale-up capabilities in support of Matrixport’s global expansion.
Based in Australia, Buitendam is a senior addition to the business development team in Asia, while Zadeh will lead business development in EMEA, based in the United Kingdom.
Having held senior trading and portfolio management roles with companies including Macquarie Bank, Transmarket Group, RKR Capital and Refco, Buitendam
Global Fund Management, the asset management arm of the GDA Group, has launched its latest venture, the Avalon Fund. The fund is being launched by 12 Peers Capital, in partnership with GDA Capital, to provide a mixed asset arbitrage vehicle offering short and long exposure into digital assets, equities, and fixed income products.
“Our mission is to create long-term value for our investors through the identification of digital asset strategies that generate alpha, while also limiting potential downside by generating yields from traditional market exposure like equities and bonds,” says GDA Group COO Zachary Friedman.
“To successfully manage and grow
The “fluidity” of virtual conferencing has proved a “silver lining” during the pandemic, optimising allocator time during the investor due diligence process, according to new research by alternatives-focused software-as-a-service and data management company Vidrio Financial.
Launched in the immediate aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, pioneering credit-focused hedge fund manager Sancus Capital Management has built a formidable decade-plus track record in the market, and more recently broadened its focus into CLO management.
SigTech says Python is set to remain the programming language of choice for backtesting investment strategies, as new research reveals the world’s most popular systematic trading language is set to become even better.
US non-profits increase allocations to hedge funds, yet private markets remain key
US non-profits increase allocations to hedge funds, yet private markets remain key