Mackey adds new functionality to RMS Platform
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Asset Management, Fund Management, Investment Management
MackeyRMS today unveiled major enhancements to its research management software (RMS) through an updated user interface and overall enhanced user experience.
Ovamba wins FinTech Africa Award 2016
- 8 years 1 week ago
- Fund Management, Banking
Ovamba Cameroon Solutions (“Ovamba”), an online African funding and logistics services provider for SMEs (small and medium sized businesses), has been recognised as the ‘Best African Lending & Finance company’ of 2016 at the African FinTech Awards and secured a spot in the top-15 for the African FinTech 100. The awards are part of the largest exhibition and conference for finance professionals, Finance Indaba Africa, held annually in... more
Abel Noser Releases Ambitious Expansion Program
- 8 years 2 weeks ago
- Trading Systems, Fund Management
Abel Noser announced today it has finalized the previously announced management-led buyout of the firm along with private equity fund Estancia Capital Partners, L.P. The transition of the business to the second generation of senior management after the retirement of its founding partners will empower Abel Noser to continue to grow its existing businesses, including trade analytics services, transaction compliance, and agency-only brokerage... more
‘Where Morningstar meets TripAdvisor’
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Fund Management, Risk Management
SharingAlpha, a user generated fund ratings and model portfolios platform, has become the world’s largest fund rating agency in terms of the number of Fund Analysts contributing to its ratings.
TrueMoney Introduces TrueMoney Myanmar and its Fund Transfer Solution
- 8 years 1 month ago
- Fund Management, Payments, Infrastructure
TrueMoney, a subsidiary of Ascend Group, announces the launch of TrueMoney Myanmar and the launch of its fund transfer solution, TrueMoney Transfer.
Desjardins Group Taps Eagle to Replace Legacy Fund Accounting Platform
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Fund Management, Accounting
Eagle Investment Systems LLC, a BNY Mellon company and leading provider of financial services technology, has been selected by Desjardins Group, the leading Canadian cooperative financial group, to deliver a new investment fund accounting platform hosted on Eagle’s secure private cloud, Eagle ACCESS(SM). Desjardins decided to replace its legacy mutual fund accounting platform with a modern system to support several new initiatives and facilitate... more
Maitland Continues Expansion with New Office in New York
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Fund Management
Maitland, the global advisory and fund administration firm with over 1,200 employees worldwide, will continue expansion across North and South America with the opening of a flagship New York office. The office will support Maitland’s growing roster of institutional clients and the demand for on-the-ground experience with global solutions.
Kantox launches Dynamic Hedging,a game-changer for currency management
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Fund Management, Investment Management, Risk Management
Kantox is blazing a trail again with Dynamic Hedging, a unique product that allows companies to fully automate the management of their multi-currency operations. Having enjoyed exponential growth in its first six months, in which more than $100 million were traded through the product, it represents a game-changer for companies' management of FX risk.
TORA Goes Live with OneTickCloud
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Asset Management, Fund Management, Investment Management, Data
OneMarketData, LLC, the creators of OneTick, the premier solution for event stream processing and tick data management, today announced that TORA, a global leader in technology for investment managers, has gone live with their OneTickCloud service. TORA solutions span the entire trading process, offering a full suite of execution and pre/post trade compliance tools as well as order, portfolio and risk management capabilities in global markets.... more
Custom House Global Fund Services Opens Shanghai Office
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Fund Management
Custom House Global Fund Services, a leading independent hedge fund administration specialist, is pleased to announce it has expanded its presence in China with the official opening of a Shanghai office.
First Trust to Launch the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility ETFs
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Fund Management
First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”) have launched two new exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF (NYSE Arca: HUSV) and the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF (NYSE Arca: HDMV) (the “funds”). The funds seek to provide capital appreciation while attempting to mitigate volatility using a proprietary quantitative and rules-based investment process.
BlackRock Unveils BlackRock Impact Bond Fund
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Fund Management
BlackRock has launched the BlackRock Impact Bond Fund (‘the Fund’), a mutual fund that aims to generate competitive financial returns while investing in measurable social and environmental outcomes. The Fund will trade under the ticker BIIIX. The Fund will be the first broadly available U.S. fixed income fund launched by BlackRock since the formation of BlackRock Impact, the firm’s $200 billion sustainable investing platform.
NexBank Completes $24 Million Capital Raise
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Fund Management, Investment Management
NexBank Capital successfully completed a $24 million common equity capital raise in June 2016. The proceeds from the capital raising effort will be used for general corporate purposes. "We are pleased with the success of the capital raise and appreciate the positive response from our shareholders. The capital raise will provide additional support for NexBank's continued growth and development opportunities," said John Holt, President and CEO... more
BUZZMOVE Raises £6 Million Super-Seed Round
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Fund Management, Investment Management
Award-winning Insurtech start up BUZZMOVE today announced the close of a £6 million super-seed round led by White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
Square Partners with Upserve to Provide More Businesses Access To Funding
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Fund Management, Infrastructure
Square and Upserve announced a partnership providing Upserve customers access to fast, flexible, and straightforward funding for their restaurants through Square Capital. This is the first time loans through Square Capital will be available to businesses that operate outside of Square’s payment processing ecosystem. Working with Upserve, Square will apply its innovative machine learning models to enable Upserve customers to select loan offers... more
