Eze Castle Integration, a global managed service provider to the investment industry, has launched its Eze Dark Web Monitoring Service to proactively protect clients against the threat of stolen user credentials and targeted account takeover. 

BlackRock is to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in eFront, an end-to-end alternative investment management software and solutions provider, from private equity firm Bridgepoint and eFront employees, for USD1.3 billion in cash.

MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing arm of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has Implemented Anaplan for the use of carried interest modelling for its alternative investment clients with improved real-time planning and decision-making processes.

Eze Castle Integration has added new features to the Eze Client Portal allowing clients to visually explore and analyse data associated with their IT environment and operations and create interactive dashboards and reports.

Online investment platform Seedrs has launched full customisation in its AutoInvest product allowing users to select their personal investment criteria with the product then building them a portfolio of early-stage private companies automatically.

Pacific Fund systems (PFS), a privately-owned technology company, is now offering a 'one-stop-shop' software solution for the automation of the complete range of back office fund administration services, focusing on an alternatives market which accounts for approximately USD7 trillion in assets invested globally.

Stable, a venture backed fintech aiming to disrupt the commodity price risk management (CPRM) industry, has launched a risk management platform which is initially focussed on food and farming businesses in over 15 countries around the world.

Mirador, a provider of bespoke portfolio-performance reporting solutions for high net-worth families, family offices, and wealth management firms, has partnered with Canoe Intelligence to improve and simplify reporting on alternative investments by eliminating manual data entry.

Velocity Capital Advisors has launched a dedicated secure online self-service portal for investors in its portfolio of high-growth technology startup businesses, as well as for financial advisors.

DealCloud, a specialist in CRM and deal management technology for the capital markets, has partnered with alternative assets data provider Preqin to integrate Preqin's data with DealCloud's DataCortex product.