HDFH has formally launched the Global Digital Bank Consortium Blockchain Investment Fund at the 2nd China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Initiated by HDFH, Yillion Bank and Zhongguancun Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ZVCA) in collaboration with domestic and international investors, the new fund will invest in digital
Janney Montgomery Scott, a full-service wealth management, capital markets, and asset management firm, is to utilise iCapital Network’s platform technology in a white-label solution to enhance the alternative investment capabilities on its platform. Through the partnership, Janney’s Financial Advisors gain access to iCapital’s curated online menu of private equity and
Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) Limited, an independent provider of globally competitive and flexible outsourced management company, platform and fund administration services, has converted two of its fund platforms from PLCs (Public Limited Companies) to ICAVs (Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles). Prescient supports investment managers of Irish regulated and other traditional and
Bunker Hill Capital, a Boston-based private equity investor in lower middle market companies, has sold ASPEQ Heating Group (ASPEQ), a St Louis-based manufacturer of highly engineered electric‐heating and thermal‐management technologies to San Francisco-based Industrial Growth Partners. Bunker Hill Capital acquired ASPEQ in June 2015 and was joined in the transaction with equity,
By Gary Paulin (pictured), Global Head of Integrated Trading Solutions, Northern Trust Capital Markets – The asset management industry is facing unprecedented pressure from competition, fees, regulatory and compliance challenges, technology costs and shifting product demand. The resulting squeeze on margins is forcing many to lower operating costs and increase scale
Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services has rebranded as Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) following the completion of its management buyout from Moody’s Corporation, supported by the European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone). Acuity, a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and automation technology to the financial services sector, has
A new survey of senior private equity professionals reveals that only 23 per cent describe the due diligence that private equity firms carry out on cyber security issues of target companies as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. The research, which was commissioned by Mactavish, the leading expert on commercial insurance placement and
Global strategy consulting firm Stax has selected primary research provider Coleman Research’s Expert Relationship Management (ERM) platform to support the company in the digitalisation of research data and workflows. Coleman ERM addresses industry demand for a solution which mitigates the current time consuming, manual processes and replaces them with a
Drawbridge Partners, a cybersecurity software and services firm specialsing in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers, has launched DrawbridgeConnect-R, a Vulnerability Management as a Service (VMaaS) platform. DrawbridgeConnect-R continuously analyses a firm’s vulnerabilities – rather than providing a mere point in time vulnerability assessment – and helps
CAIS, a technology platform connecting financial advisers with alternative investments, has launched CAIS IQ, a learning system designed to help financial advisers master alternative investments. CAIS IQ reduces the alternative investment learning curve by combining expert content with predictive algorithms that adapt to how each individual adviser learns best. According
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