Zug-based fintech firm Alphanect has launched Alphanect Selection, an all-new curated portfolio of private market products for wealth managers and investors.

Investing in technology to better optimise data and modernise data management are the top priorities for financial services firms according to new research by global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions.

NS Partners, which manages or administers some CHF11 billion in assets across wealth management, discretionary and advisory management, and a ManCo offering, has chosen MJ Hudson’s RiskMonitor platform to provide a customisable Liquidity Stress Testing solution. The collaboration between NS Partners and MJ Hudson enables independent stress-testing and enhanced liquidity risk oversight via the RiskMonitor Liquidity solution which tests whether funds can satisfy redemption terms based on multiple stress and redemption scenarios.  The platform handles complex underlying assets and delivers board friendly reporting to support compliance with regulations and internal governance requirements.

Despite a volatile market environment, EEX Group achieved volume increases in the majority of its asset classes during the first half of 2022, providing a “safe haven” for the market. This applied particularly to the European natural gas markets. In the European power markets the trend towards cleared volume has been increased significantly – with EEX gaining market share in an overall declining market. Clearing is a secure way to mitigate counterparty risk and the cross-margining effects across the power, gas and further markets allow participants to conserve liquidity as “only” the net position is considered for margining. In the

Digital brokerage, GCEX (GCEX Group) has launched 24/7 FX trading for institutional and professional clients. This mirrors its digital assets offering, which provides 24/7 crypto trading. GCEX is regulated by the FCA in the UK and the FSA in Denmark, and recently announced provisional regulatory approval by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority in Dubai (VARA) to operate as a crypto exchange.   Founded in 2018, GCEX provides a digital asset and FX platform, with partnerships with Tier 1 and trusted liquidity providers, lending counterparties and digital custody institutions. GCEX offers a wide range of products and technology solutions including White Labels.

Global multi-manager platform Schonfeld Strategic Advisors (Schonfeld) has joined Paragon Data Labs’ cloud-based compliance platform. Paragon’s technology offers improved operational efficiency and employee experience through automation and streamlined workflows. Its full-service migration, implementation, and dedicated customer support highlights collaboration, a cornerstone of the Paragon mission to make compliance simple. “We’re proud to kick off a long-term partnership with Schonfeld,” said Jefferson Mitchell, co-founder and CEO of Paragon Data Labs. “By providing a fully-tailored and intuitive employee compliance platform for our clients, Paragon is continuing to make strides to service large-scale financial institutions in need of a modern solution.”

Backstop Solutions, provider of a cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, has launched a host of new functionalities and enhancements that re-envision the way users interact with the Backstop platform.

Inalytics, a specialist in analysing investment performance, has launched a new data-driven model that helps asset owners see the difference between luck and skill when selecting managers. The model, developed by Inalytics through analysis of $22 trillion of trades in a database it has built over 20 years, uses data science to quantify the impact of the decisions that asset managers make when running the concentrated, bottom-up portfolios that dominate the investment landscape today. For the first time in the modern era, it means pension funds and other institutional asset owners can measure the investment skills that really matter when

American Elm Distribution Partners (American Elm), a managing broker dealer offering retail distribution and compliance services to alternative funds, has partnered with Phoenix American Financial Services (Phoenix American), a fund administrator offering outsourced back office, fund accounting and investor services, to offer a turnkey solution for alternative investment managers looking to enter the retail investor marketplace. American Elm is a relationship-driven investment management firm doing business as a managing broker dealer to enhance outcomes for client funds. Leveraging strategic partnerships, seasoned distribution professionals and a unique approach, the company has developed a fundraising and investment model exclusive to the firm.

Cboe Global Markets, a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, has expanded the Cboe Implied Correlation Index suite with the recent addition of eight new indices. Market participants can now access a full suite of volatility-related indices across a range of maturities and skews to help gain a more complete view of the potential factors driving volatility in the equity markets.   The Cboe Implied Correlation Indices are the first widely disseminated market estimates of the average correlation of the stocks that comprise the S&P 500 Index (SPX). The benchmark indices are designed to offer insight into the