Latest News
Reorg, a provider of credit intelligence, data and analytics, and Moody’s Analytics, a provider of analytic tools and risk assessment capabilities, have entered into a data-sharing agreement.
Reorg will supply subscribers of Moody’s Analytics structured finance solutions with real-time notifications of credit events from Reorg’s intelligence platform in exchange for Moody’s Analytics data on CLO portfolio holdings and collateral.
“Access to reliable, timely information on CLO portfolio positions is crucial for successful decision-making by CLO market participants. Our customers will benefit from the speed and breadth of Reorg’s global credit intelligence,” says Arthur Kleynerman, Senior Director at Moody’s Analytics. “This
KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm, and Coin Metrics Inc, a provider of crypto financial intelligence, today announced a have signed a new customer for their combined offering, FARUM – Strix Leviathan, a crypto investment manager powered by a sophisticated proprietary trading platform.
FARUM is a new way to approach blockchain network risk management. Through its enterprise-grade API, FARUM allows customers to get a streaming data feed on the health of individual blockchains.
Strix Leviathan’s proprietary algorithmic trading strategies are already optimised for volatile market conditions to mitigate against risk and market drawdowns. Now, Strix Leviathan can further mitigate
Hedge fund short sellers continue to target global oilfield services provider Petrofac, which has suffered a USD180 million annual loss and falling revenues amid an ongoing fraud investigation.
BlackRock Investment Management has a net short position of 1.28 per cent, while CapeView Capital, Engadine Partners, and WorldQuant also registered negative wagers against London-listed Petrofac in the past week, FCA disclosures show.
The firm – which has been among the most heavily-shorted UK stocks by hedge funds in recent years – reported a net loss of USD180 million in its annual results last week, with revenues squeezed from USD5.5 billion to
The Umbria governance token (UMBR) has been added to Polygon’s token mapper paving the way for key Umbria DeFi developments on Layer 2.
Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
CloudMargin, creator of the world’s first and only collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, has appointed Martin Heraghty as Sales Director for the DACH region in Europe, comprising Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and Central Europe.
Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Transaction Network Services (TNS) is bringing its popular Managed Hosting solution to Japan Exchange Group’s (JPX) Tokyo-based colocation facility.
With its colocation at JPX, TNS now offers a full suite of low-latency services including order routing and market data access for the exchange’s impressive portfolio including the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), Osaka Exchange (OSE) and Tokyo Commodity Exchange. By connecting with TNS, organisations can also access TNS’ global network which includes more than 365 feeds for 110 exchanges in 22 countries.
“TNS is a welcome addition to our colocation facility and connectivity roster,” says Ryusuke Yokoyama, Senior Executive
Backstop Solutions Group, provider of a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, has acquired ProTrak International, a provider of a client relationship management (CRM) solution tailored specifically to the needs of asset managers.
ProTrak has served the investment sector since 1988, meeting the need for investment professionals, such as hedge funds, institutional investment managers, private equity firms and family offices to customise and monitor communication with diverse segments of their markets.
“With technology shifting increasingly toward cloud-based deployments, ProTrak required a major investment in technology and infrastructure to support this type of platform. It made sense to seek
As the ongoing digital assets boom continues to throw up myriad investment opportunities for asset managers and investors alike, London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management aims to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the cryptocurrency market, offering a diverse range of investment strategies across the hedge fund, multi-strategy and long-only spectrum.
SECOR Asset Management, an independent global investment advisory and risk management firm, has launched the SECOR Hedged Equity Fund with approximately GBP110 million assets under management (AUM) from UK-based pension schemes.
Managed by Dmitri Smolansky, SECOR’s derivatives portfolio management team leader, the SECOR Hedged Equity Fund is a protected equity solution which invests in equity put options and diversified multi-asset hedges with the objective of outperforming MSCI ACWI over a market cycle with significantly lower volatility.
SECOR has been providing similar solutions to large institutional clients in separately managed accounts since 2012. With the launch of its Hedged Equity
Tier1 Financial Solutions, a provider of client relationship management (CRM), AML compliance and fraud prevention solutions, has acquired Satuit Technologies, a specialist in asset management CRM software solutions.
The acquisition allows Tier1 to accelerate its expansion into the buy-side and grow its global footprint. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The acquisition underscores Tier1’s continued commitment to the digitalisation of the entire client relationship workflow for Capital Markets, Investment Banking and Investment Management firms, ranging from large enterprises to small start-ups. Tier1’s growing portfolio of digital transformation and automation solutions are playing a key role in optimising client
Special Reports
FeatureD
- Insight
