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Nomura makes six senior hires in Americas investment banking unit
Nomura has made six senior hires in its investment banking unit for the expansion of its coverage and product capabilities in the Americas.
Middle East investors focus on private equity and hedge funds: Natixis AM
Large institutional investors in the Middle East are increasingly switching towards alternative investments, such as private equity and hedge funds, to generate returns in volatile global markets, according to the survey conducted by the asset management arm of French bank Natixis.
Gibraltar introduces code of conduct for fund managers
The Gibraltar Funds & Investments Association (GFIA) has published a corporate governance code for Collective Investment Schemes (CIS), in a bid to attract more business to the jurisdiction.
Africa experiencing strongest surge in sovereign funds
Africa is experiencing the strongest growth in new sovereign wealth funds in the world as its nations are amassing commodity revenues and foreign-exchange reserves, according to JP Morgan Asset Management.
Fiserv partners Financial Market Data Services
Financial services technology solutions provider Fiserv has partnered with Financial Market Data Services (FMDS) to offer broker-dealers, asset managers, asset management providers and outsourcers a fully-outsourced, end-to-end securities class actions claims processing solution.
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Employed advisers may be personally liable for breaches and face high fines post-FOFA
Employed financial advisers in Australia could be personally liable for Best Interests Duty breaches post-Future of Financial Advice (FOFA), and could be liable for up to A$200,000 in fines, regardless of whether or not they are the licensee, once FoFA reforms kick in, according to Charmian Holmes, solicitor director at The Fold Legal.
Netage Solutions launches Dynamo platform for investors’ transparency needs
Netage Solutions has added a new feature with the v6.7 release of their alternative assets Dynamo CRM and integrated investor portal, targeted at automating investor relation teams’ operations and increasing investor transparency, as well as improving the workflow of deal management and accounting teams.
Avondale Partners expands its operations in New York with new office
Nashville based Avondale Partners, an investment banking and wealth management firm, has launched a new office in New York City.
S&P Capital IQ launches new tool
Multi-asset class data, research and analytics provider, S&P Capital IQ, has launched of a new tool designed with the aim of improving users ability to identify systemic and counter-party risk while reducing operating costs.
Barings expands GEM team with two new hires
Baring Asset Management has appointed Staffan Lindfeldt as head of global emerging market (GEM) equities and Isabelle Alexander as investment manager within the GEM equities team.