03/13/2017
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index
Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.41% in March.
Trading Platforms
03/10/2017
Trade Me launches ‘faster, easier’ payment system
Ping is a massive upgrade on how our members pay for items on Trade Me
03/09/2017
UK Fintech firm eyes Vietnam’s banking sector
Opportunity Network, a UK-based FinTech company that offers banks a digital business matchmaking platform, on Wednesday announced plans to engage Vietnamese commercial banks in joining its fast-growing global partner network.
03/09/2017
NAB invests in US forex fintech Veem
The traditional Swift system, or new blockchain-powered alternatives such as Ripple.
03/09/2017
CoAssets Signs MOU with Fintech Pte Ltd as it Expands into Hong Kong
CoAssets said internationalization is key to their growth
03/09/2017
Broadridge Expands its Global Post-Trade Control Solutions Through Acquisition of Message Automation
The acquisition accelerates Broadridge’s ability to allow firms to transform their risk and compliance capabilities, particularly for complex asset classes where Message Automation is a proven leader.
03/08/2017
Investment platform Motif launches value-driven automated investment service
Creating a new portfolio product online is as easy as choosing which “value”-based investment is most important of the three, and determining your investment goals.
03/08/2017
OCBC Bank partners WeInvest for robo-advisory pilot
Funds are invested based upon risk profiles and investment goals extracted from an online questionnaire.
03/08/2017
Misys explores New York IPO after scrapping UK float
US listing for financial software group would be a blow to London’s sluggish market
03/03/2017
Sipp providers forging deals with robo-advisers
One of these firms was Flying Colours, a low-cost online and phone-based advice service set up by former employees of Octopus Investment.
02/28/2017
Standard Life's Elevate and Wrap 'to evolve' for advisers
Mr Matthews noted that the Wrap platform has “changed dramatically” since it launched in 2006, and that further changes will go “in the way advisers want it to go”.
02/27/2017
Ola raises $350 Mn in a down round led by existing investor SoftBank, now valued at $3.5Bn
The last raise for Ola was in December 2015 when Vanguard Mutual Funds poured in $57 million at a valuation of $5 billion.
02/27/2017
Asian conglomerates, flush with cash, scour for US fund deals
The small spurt of deals is occurring as Asian companies look for expertise on where to invest their stockpiles of money
02/23/2017
Finquest Acquires Detecq to Strengthen Presence in Asia's Tech M&A sector
According to Finquest CEO and co-founder Tanguy Lesselin, the two companies complement one another with a shared vision of the future of M&A and growth capital in Asia.
02/23/2017
Snowden Lane Partners Forms Strategic Partnership with Artivest
Improves access to alternative investments for clients and advisors
02/22/2017
Northern Trust And IBM Pioneer Use Of Blockchain Technology To Help Transform Private Equity Administration
Distributed Ledger Servicing Private Equity Interests For unigestion Delivers Transparency For Fund Manager, Custodian, Investors, Regulation And Goverment
02/17/2017
Chase taps Roostify tech in digital mortgages move
Digital technology is reshaping the mortgage industry
02/17/2017
Kenya Bankers Association unveils real-time interbank switch
Banking industry has embraced the technology revolution
02/16/2017
OurCrowd Continues Asia Expansion, First Platform to Bring Equity Crowdfunding to Taiwan
It also aims to use bigdata analysis for precision marketing, and to deepen social media to promote digital marketing.
02/13/2017
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index: January performance 1.71%; Capital Movement Index: February net flows advance 0.45%
This suggests investors remain very confident hedge funds are well-suited to take advantage of changing markets, including asset class rotation.