Sudrania has launched a new version of its flagship fund administration platform, Seamless Investment Backoffice.

CIFC, an alternative credit specialist serving institutional investors globally, has appointed David Walker as Head of Research. 

S&P Global a provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets, is providing complimentary research, reports, analytics, and data pertaining to the Novel Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) outbreak to the public.

Vanguard is to merge the USD770 million Vanguard Capital Value Fund into the USD17.6 billion Vanguard Windsor Fund. Following the merger, which is expected to be completed in mid-2020, the combined fund will retain the Windsor Fund name and continue to focus on large- and mid-capitalisation value stocks. 

PineBridge Investments (PineBridge), a global asset manager focused on active, high conviction investing, has appointed Viggo Johansen as Head of Nordics. 

HSBC Global Asset Management has appointed Stuart White as Global Head of Strategy and UK & International CEO.

The Emirate of Sharjah has listed a USD200 million Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai. 

Acorn Life has deployed Financial Risk Solutions' (FRS) Invest|Pro platform to manage its Life Assurance book of business.

Net sales of UCITS and AIFs totalled EUR137 billion in January 2020, up from EUR70 billion in December 2019, according to the latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet from The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).

Avelacom has reported a 35 per cent increase in the volume of data transferred between exchanges via its low latency network in March.