Opalesque Exclusive: Fidelity's venture will bring greater credibility to the digital asset class... [more]B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Fidelity Investments' launch of Fidelity Digital Assets, a platform that will offer custody and trade execution services for cryptocurrencies to institutional investors such as hedge funds, is being hailed as a great victory for the digital asset class.
"So far, c
Global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF to set first cryptocurrency rules... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The international watchdog focused on anti-money laundering (AML) regulations has said it plans to institute a global framework for cryptocurrency.
Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has taken a significant step forward in the process of regulating the
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: October notifications down 2.66%... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for October 2018 measured 2.66%, down from 3.35% in September.
However, it showed a small improvement from the 2.69% reported a year ago, and well below the long-term historical average for the calendar month of October
Artivest appoints first post-merger general counsel and chief compliance officer... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Alternative investment technology firm Artivest has hired 25-year industry veteran Kamal Jafarnia as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
Jafarnia brings more than 25 years of experience as an attorney and compliance professional to this role, having advi
Online alternative lending goes mainstream... [more]Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: While alternative lending is currently gaining traction among borrowers, it's also becoming a formidable asset class in its own right, with the U.S. market now accounting for an estimated $50 billion of annual origination.
Born out of peer-to-peer lending, onli
Opportunities in short duration and floaters on U.S. Treasuries... [more]B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The fixed income market looks to be in bearish territory at the moment, what with rising inflation, higher wages and economic activity, and quantitative easing programmes easing off. But opportunities are in short duration and floaters on U.S. Treasuries, according to
Why fund investors should look beyond fees... [more]From WSJ: Funds tracking the same index can produce different results for reasons other than fees, so it's important to look under the hood. Fidelity Investments recently escalated the cost-cutting wars among index-fund giants such as Vanguard Group, Charles Schwab Corp. and State Street Corp. by la
Use arbitrage funds to make the most of a volatile market... [more]From Economic Times: Volatility is good news for investors in arbitrage funds as their returns go up during periods of market turmoil. This is because arbitrage funds generate returns by harnessing the price differential between the cash and futures market- they buy in the cash market and sell in t
People: Goldman is making changes to its Asia investment banking leadership... [more]From Bloomberg: Goldman's investment banking chiefs in Asia, Andrea Vella and Kate Richdale, will no longer have management roles, according to a person familiar with the matter. Vella and Richdale will be replaced by Todd Leland. Richdale will move into a role with more client exposure.
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M&A: French boutique Amplegest takes majority stake in fixed income fund group... [more]From City Wire: French fund house Amplegest has expanded into fixed income by taking a majority stake in specialist boutique Octo Asset Management. Under the terms of the deal, Amplegest now owns 65% of the fixed income and corporate debt group's capital.
This falls in line with the group's 20
French boutique takes majority stake in fixed income fund... [more]From City Wire: French fund house Amplegest has expanded into fixed income by taking a majority stake in specialist boutique Octo Asset Management. Under the terms of the deal, Amplegest now owns 65% of the fixed income and corporate debt group's capital.
This falls in line with the group's 20
And, finally: Five alarming predictions by Professor Stephen Hawking... [more]From The Guardian: From catastrophic climate change to alien invasion, the theoretical physicist's thoughts about what might lie ahead were often far from optimistic. In his recently published posthumous collection of articles and essays, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Stephen Hawking forecast
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Benedicte Gravrand, Opalesque Geneva: Bill Michaelcheck, founder and CIO of Mariner Investment Group, an alternative asset manager headquartered in New York, believes the market has turned a corner and that volatility is here to stay. Now is a good time for fixed income investors to do arbitrage bet..
