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AIMA discovers global increases in crypto hedge funds
27 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

AIMA, PwC, and Elwood’s third annual global crypto hedge fund report revealed total AuM of crypto hedge funds globally increased to nearly $3.8 billion in 2020 from $2 billion the previous year

Universal-Investment boosts plans to become the leading European ManCo
27 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We aim to become the leading European ManCo and fund service platform for all asset classes and this means that being present in the growing Irish funds hub is absolutely essential for us,” says Michael Reinhard

Aztec Group opens its first office in the US
26 May 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Located in Philadelphia, the office is the group’s first outside of Europe, and it further enhances its service proposition for existing clients while meeting continued demand for its services internationally

ASX’s Peter Hiom to step down as deputy CEO
26 May 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Peter Hiom will leave the organisation on 1 July to further his interest in fintech and blockchain technology

Northern Trust enhances its Rec Dashboard workflow tool
26 May 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“We are always seeking ways to better collaborate with clients, and Rec Dashboard allows us to work closely with them as our teams manage an essential daily process," says Jeff Boyd

SIGTech integrates with IHS Markit Data Lake
26 May 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The integration facilitates access to over 1,500 proprietary datasets curated by IHS Markit, which enables quantitative fund managers to access these financial and alternative datasets in making the best investment decisions

Fragmentation is creating ‘contagion risk’ in US treasury market, DTCC warns
26 May 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The US treasury market is the largest in the world, and its performance is critical to the strength and stability of the overall US economy, according to Murray Pozmanter

SimCorp and J.P. Morgan collaborate to complete new front-to-back integration
25 May 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The integration aims to tackle the costly and fragmented investment processes that contribute to operational risk, such as high settlement trade failures seen in recent months

HSBC: China set for ‘dramatic growth’
25 May 2021 China
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

China is on the brink of dramatic growth and intense investor interest, with HSBC suggesting the country is going to continue to open up its market to complete circulations of the flow in and out of China

Citi boosts markets and securities business with three key hires
25 May 2021 Australia
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Citi Australia has made three new hires designed to boost its product and sales capability to meet increased client demand

FactSet and Alveo team up to address ESG data integration
25 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Jonathan Reeve, senior vice president, head of content and technology solutions at FactSet, explains that solid and scalable ESG data integration has rapidly become a must-have in investment management

ABG extends mandate with Torstone to include middle office workflow
25 May 2021 UK
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

ABG originally adopted the Torstone platform in September 2019, replacing a legacy vendor platform, to become Torstone Technology’s first Nordic client