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Verdict Staff

Titan Advisors names new senior research analyst

Titan Advisors, a US$4 billion alternative asset management firm, has hired Herman Laret as new senior research analyst for the firm’s manager research global macro team.

Accenture and Hortonworks join forces to help businesses manage big data

Accenture has entered into an alliance agreement with Hortonworks, in a further strategic move to build its big data and digital capabilities and bring big outcomes from big data and analytics to its clients.

Kleinwort Benson probes leak of client’s financial details to journalists-report

Kleinwort Benson has reportedly hired forensic experts to investigate how financial details related to 20,000 customers were leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), BBC News revealed.

Q2 European IPO performance quadruples to €22.3bn year on year: PWC

The surge in IPOs since the second half of 2013 has now approached record levels as Q2 2014 posted the best Q2 performance since the financial crisis hit the capital markets, according to PwC’s latest analysis of IPO activity.

Linedata teams up with InvestSoft Technology for fixed income and derivatives analytics

Linedata, a global solutions provider to the investment management and credit finance industries, has entered into an agreement with InvestSoft Technology to provide its fixed income analytics and derivatives analytics to the asset management industry.

FolioDynamix releases new version of its wealth management technology platform

FolioDynamix has released Version 7.2 of its award-winning FDx Singlesight platform.

SGSS in Luxembourg selects Swiss Life Asset Managers for a new real estate fund

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Luxembourg has been mandated by Swiss Life Asset Managers to provide custody, fund administration and record-keeping services for a new real estate fund which is currently being constituted.

Impax buys Climate Change Capital’s property fund business

Impax Asset Management has purchased Climate Change Capital’s Property Fund (CCPF) and its managers for an undisclosed sum.

Banca Generali to buy Credit Suisse’s private banking business in Italy

Banca Generali has agreed to buy the Italian affluent and upper affluent private banking operations of Credit Suisse.

Brokers face competitive pressures from buy-side firms driving change across US equity markets:TABB

New research from TABB Group says there is an air of cautious optimism as market conditions improve, commission wallets nudge higher, assets return and volumes stabilize.