PerformLine, a regtech company that delivers automated compliance solutions, has acquired social media technology company Silverback Social, with former CEO Chris Dessi joining as VP of Sales. Former Silverback Social CMO John Zanzarella will be joining PerformLine as Director of Sales and Marketing Operations. Dessi was CEO of Silverback Social
Red Deer, a next-generation financial technology company dedicated to enhancing the performance of active investment managers, has announced that alternative investment fund manager Cheyne Capital Management has selected Red Deer’s MiFID II solution to manage its research consumption, valuation and inducement requirements across its investment business, in advance of the
Steele Compliance Solutions has added extensive training and awareness content to its third-party compliance management software and due diligence services, through the acquisition of Compliance Wave. Compliance Wave is a specialist in compliance micro-training content. With a client base of Fortune 500 companies, Compliance Wave provides a library of over 2,000
By George Ralph, RFA – The alternative investment sector at large is well aware of the imminent GDPR and MiFID ii regulations which are coming into effect next year, and about how firms will require some fairly serious system refreshes if they are to comply properly. However, there is one
By George Ralph (pictured), RFA – If you hadn’t already got enough on the agenda for this year, MiFID II – Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II – and its accompanying regulation, Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) are looming ever closer to their full implementation date of 3rd January
By George Ralph, RFA – It’s August already, and 2017 is over half gone. There are two major pieces of legislation coming into effect in early 2018, which will affect alternative investment firms in the UK, and firms worldwide who are holding data on European citizens, or trading with firms
The ID Register, an online platform which makes the Know Your Client (KYC) process quicker, easier and more cost effective, passed its first birthday on 22 July. Since its launch the platform has grown rapidly with more than 17,500 registered investors and 140 GPs including StepStone, Gilde, Adam Street Partners
StarCompliance, a provider of enterprise compliance and regulatory software solutions for the financial services industry, has secured an investment from Luminate Capital Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to support its global growth strategy. StarCompliance’s software platform helps financial services institutions manage, prevent, detect, report and resolve employee conflicts
New York-based PortfolioScience and Eze Software have joined forces to offer the marketplace a unique solution for fund managers: pre-trade compliance rules based on market risk. The RiskAPI service, developed by PortfolioScience, is a fully hosted and customisable risk solution that integrates seamlessly with existing applications and programming frameworks to
Running an alternative fund management business has become a far more considered, strategic affair in the light of significant regulatory changes post-08. One might compare it to the ultimate game of strategy, chess. To stay in compliance with AIFMD, Dodd-Frank, and the upcoming MiFID II and General Data Protection Regulations
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