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MackeyRMS adds to functionality of research management platform

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 10:46

MackeyRMS, a provider of highly automated and ultra-mobile research management software to the investment industry, has launched a raft of enhancements to its platform including new integrations, updated social capabilities and advanced analytics for its clients across the hedge fund and asset management sectors. »

BlackRock reports 8 per cent y-o-y increase in AUM in Q3

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 10:44

BlackRock has reported an 8 per cent increase in assets under management (AUM) to USD6.4 trillion for the third quarter of 2018, including USD28 billion of net AUM added from strategic transactions. »

Zenmonics secures FIS investment

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 10:38

Zenmonics, a privately-held IDC Fintech 100 company and provider of software that supports all channels of a financial institution on a single platform, has secured a minority investment from Fidelity National Information Services (FIS). »

Crypto asset management platform Caspian targeting 50 institutional clients by year end

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 09:16

Caspian now has 15 global institutions live on its crypto asset management platform and is currently implementing 20 more. The company expects to have 50 clients on the platform by the end of the year. »

CryptoCompare publishes crypto asset report

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 08:59

CryptoCompare, the global cryptocurrency market data provider, has today published the Cryptoasset Taxonomy Report, which provides retail and institutional investors, regulators and the industry as a whole with an independent classification of crypto assets, based on the depth, breadth and scope of CryptoCompare’s global datasets. »

DWS and Tikehau Capital form strategic alliance

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 08:56

DWS Group and Tikehau Capital have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance, deepening their relationship following Tikehau’s participation in the initial public offering of DWS in March 2018. With the agreement, the two asset managers aim to identify and develop various business opportunities. »

EisnerAmper opens London office

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 08:03

Mark Littlewood, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, delivered a forceful call for confidence in the UK post-Brexit at an event to mark the arrival in London of one of America’s largest accountancy and advisory firms. »

Orolia introduces VelaSync 1232 Time Server for high-speed financial trading

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 08:00

Orolia has launched the VelaSync 1232 high speed, low-latency time server that is specifically designed for high frequency financial trading. »

Distributed ledger technolology can support trading volumes in US equity markets, says DTCC study

Wed, 17/10/2018 - 07:58

A benchmark study by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has demonstrated for the first time ever that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is capable of supporting average daily trading volumes in the US equity market of more than 100 million trades per day. »

Mexican Stock Exchange signs new deal with BT

Tue, 16/10/2018 - 11:04

The Mexican Stock Exchange, part of BMV Group, has signed a new contract with BT that it says will make it easier for global investors, market data vendors and service providers to access Mexico’s financial markets. »