Tagged: fund management

September 29, 2025 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant week for the European financial infrastructure ecosystem, recent announcements coming from Euroclear underscore the accelerating shift toward digital efficiency in capital markets. Earlier this month, Novo Banco, one of Portugal’s largest lenders, selected Euroclear FundsPlace as its fund distribution platform, so that… Read More

August 14, 2025 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NYSE: PFLT) announced that it has formed PennantPark Senior Secured Loan Fund II, LLC, a joint venture with Hamilton Lane Senior Credit Opportunities Fund which is an affiliate of a fund managed by Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE). PSSL II is… Read More

July 4, 2025 @ 12:51 am By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore’s central bank will strengthen liquidity risk management rules and overhaul its data collection regime for fund managers, as it seeks to bolster resilience in the country’s asset management sector amid heightened global economic uncertainty. In a keynote speech at the Investment Management Association of… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tech-first businesses, Banking Circle and fundcraft, are working in partnership to deliver seamless access to account openings for fund managers. Banking Circle, a firm focused on the payments space, is “one of fundcraft’s primary bank account providers, making accounts accessible through fundcraft via API integration.”… Read More

August 6, 2023 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) and Ant Group entered into an agreement to deepen their partnership in driving green and inclusive finance, global fund management and sustainable development. Both parties will jointly contribute “to tackling global issues such as climate change and ocean protection.” Dr. José… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published guidance to help fund managers understand and comply with securities law requirements for public investment funds holding crypto assets (public crypto asset funds). The guidance aims to provide “an overview of public crypto asset funds operating in Canada… Read More

February 28, 2023 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When the Tide Goes Out, could have long-term implications for private markets, according to a recent update from Pitchbook. A report from Pitchbook notes that asset growth from fund performance and future fundraising are the two most important variables in their estimates, and they are… Read More

December 11, 2021 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following the announcement of a crypto-focused partnership with Sygnum Bank earlier in 2021,  Bordier & Cie, a Swiss private banking institution established in 1844, is confirming that it’s notably the first bank in Switzerland to enter a strategic partnership with Moonfare, the private equity Fintech… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at IHS Markit notes that Investor Onboarding digitizes and “streamlines collection and creation of subscription, AML, KYC and tax documents for end-to-end fund onboarding.” IHS Markit has introduced Investor Onboarding, which is described as a fully hosted, digital onboarding platform enabling companies to… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asset managers are set to deploy capital at an accelerated rate, according to an update from European online lender October. Despite the global 2020 Covid-19 outbreak and resulting socioeconomic uncertainty, the asset management sector is going strong, if not stronger, the team at October reveals…. Read More

September 4, 2021 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axyon AI, an AI provider for the asset management sector, has appointed Luigi Conti to serve as an independent board member. Axyon AI offers deep learning solutions that assist fund managers with providing more efficient and innovative investment services. The firm, which includes UniCredit S.p.A…. Read More

May 11, 2021 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Insig AI, an AI and machine learning firm serving the asset management sector, has officially introduced its services (May 10, 2021), after the company’s listing on the AIM London Stock Exchange. Insig AI is a data science and machine learning (ML) solutions provider that offers… Read More

October 2, 2020 @ 6:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pollen Street Secured Lending (PSSL), a British investment trust (previously called P2P Global Investments) that strategically invests in consumer and SME loans and also in corporate trade receivables, has reportedly appointed a new fund manager after several months of meetings and discussions. Waterfall Asset Manager… Read More

April 4, 2020 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UP Fintech Holding Ltd, a major digital brokerage company focusing on global Chinese investors, has confirmed that it’s entering the wealth management and technology (Wealthtech) business. UP Fintech has introduced a product, called the “Fund Mall,” which offers a new wealth management feature that makes… Read More