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PhillipCapital launches in Australia Mon, 20/05/2013 - 06:20

Singaporean financial house PhillipCapital has launched in Australia. The launch comes as a rebranding of Australian broking and advisory firm Octa Phillip and is set to boost PhillipCapital’s scale in Australia across wealth management, institutional and private client stockbroking, corporate finance, research and funds management services.

Misys releases Sophis VALUE v5

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 14:01

Misys has released Sophis VALUE v5, its flagship buy-side solution. »

Severing AIFMD’s Gordian Knot

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:23

By Samer Ojjeh and Kai Braun – Managers need to start performing a rational cost benefit analysis on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and to strip out the emotion. At least that’s what Ernst & Young is proposing. »

FIX Protocol publishes updated guidelines for global post-trade processing

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:06

FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the non-profit, industry-driven standards body for the electronic trading community, has published updated recommended guidelines for the use of FIX for post-trade processing. »

Diapason to launch ForestCare Investment Fund

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 12:03

Independent commodity investment firm Diapason Commodities Management is to launch the ForestCare Investment Fund, an institutional product investing in tangible forestry assets. »

Bulls take on Japanese characteristics as equity fund flows hit three month high

Mon, 20/05/2013 - 10:07

The second week of May saw flows into Japan equity funds hit a record high in both dollar and percentage of assets under management terms as an market long associated with kuma (bears) saw the oushi (bulls) arrive in force. »