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Nomura Asset Management provides access to CLSSettlement for Japanese domiciled funds

Tue, 19/02/2019 - 10:42

Nomura Asset Management Co (NAM) has become the first asset manager headquartered in Japan to provide access to CLSSettlement for Japanese-domiciled funds.    »

Norfolk Pension Fund wins rare US securities fraud class action jury trial

Tue, 19/02/2019 - 10:39

The Norfolk Pension Fund, represented by Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, a class action securities fraud law firm representing institutional investors in public markets, has won a major victory with a rare jury verdict, finding a company listed on the NASDAQ together with the company’s CEO and Board Chairman liable for securities fraud. »

Caspian partners with Blockfills to provide institutional crypto-trading clients with off-exchange liquidity and real-time pricing

Tue, 19/02/2019 - 10:35

Caspian, a full-stack crypto trading, portfolio and risk management platform for institutional and sophisticated traders, has partnered with Blockfills, an electronic, off-exchange digital liquidity provider, to provide institutional clients with access to deep liquidity and real-time continuous pricing. »

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Vienna Stock Exchange launches new CEE blue chip benchmark Eastern Europe Traded Index

Tue, 19/02/2019 - 10:31

The Vienna Stock Exchange has launched the Eastern Europe Traded Index (EETX), a six-strong family of indexes based on the 40 largest blue chips of the Russian, Central, Eastern and Southeastern European markets. »

Nasdaq Dubai and Menacorp partner to raise capital markets investor awareness across MENA

Tue, 19/02/2019 - 10:21

Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international exchange, and Menacorp, a UAE brokerage, are to collaborate to raise investor awareness across MENA of the expanding capital markets opportunities in the UAE and local region. »

Baillie Gifford selects corfinancial for global trade processing

Tue, 19/02/2019 - 10:19

corfinancial, a provider of specialist software and services to the financial services sector, is supporting Baillie Gifford in establishing an end-to-end post-trade operating model. »

BCS Global Markets partners with GKEM ANALYTICA

Mon, 18/02/2019 - 17:42

BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has partnered with Russian analysts Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Alexander Kudrin, the founders of GKEM ANALYTICA, a macroeconomic research firm focused on macroeconomics and financial markets. »

Comgest reports record year for diversification on fund flows in 2018

Mon, 18/02/2019 - 17:40

Comgest Group recorded its best year in terms of diversification of fund flows in 2018, with the firm’s Japan strategy boasting assets of more than EUR1.3 billion – an increase of over EUR500 million since the end of 2017. »

Neuberger Berman hires head of portfolio solutions

Mon, 18/02/2019 - 17:37

Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, has hired Joe McDonnell as head of portfolio solutions (EMEA). »

Spotlight on The Bahamas

Mon, 18/02/2019 - 12:22

On Thursday 29 November 2018, Global Fund Media hosted an exclusive event in conjunction with the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), to showcase how the jurisdiction is updating its regulatory regime, not only to bring it into closer alignment with global best practices, but also to open itself up to more institutional fund interest. »