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NEWSLETTER | 8 Apr 2020

'Early bird' founders’ share classes in decline amid shifting investor incentives

Founders’ share classes – which offer special terms to early bird investors in hedge funds – appear to be in decline, as investors become more selective in their allocations and managers potentially opt for more bespoke offerings, a new industry study has suggested.

Wed | 8 Apr 2020, 11:18

Bityard, a digital contract trading platform, has officially launched having received a strategic investment from a US hedge fund worth USD10 million.

Wed | 8 Apr 2020, 11:18

RISE Wealth Technologies announces best ever monthly performance for its flagship systematic strategy: Volatility Special Opportunities Program (VSOP)

Wed | 8 Apr 2020, 11:18

BTON Financial, an independent outsourced dealing desk for asset managers and genesis, the Low Code Application Platform for Capital Markets, are partnering to automate trading workflows.

Wed | 8 Apr 2020, 11:18

Xignite, a provider of market data distribution and management solutions for financial services and technology companies, has secured a patent for methodology that provides real-time user alerts based on defined stock market conditions.

Wed | 8 Apr 2020, 11:18

ACA Compliance Group (ACA) is offering free web-based cybersecurity awareness training. Available now, the web-based course is designed to help financial services firms and individuals globally reinforce the fundamentals of cybersecurity to protect themselves against increased cyber risk related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wed | 8 Apr 2020, 11:18

The Interactive Brokers Group has become one of the first brokerage companies to commit to in-depth monitoring of securities globally, following its deployment of the SIX Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service (SSMS).