Institutional Asset Manager Newsletter

NEWSLETTER | 9 Jul 2020

Investors bail out of UK equity funds in June as economic data lags behind

Investors that bought into the stock market recovery in April and May largely banked their gains in June, with equity funds shedding GBP1.2 billion in outflows, according to Calastone’s latest Fund Flow Index.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

Neuberger Berman is expanding its ESG platform with the addition of a new UCITS fund running the firm’s Japanese Equity Engagement strategy.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

Aviva Investors, the global asset management arm of Aviva, expects economic activity to continue to revive in the second half of the year, as lockdown measures imposed to inhibit the spread of the Covid-19 virus are gradually eased.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

dxFeed, a data solutions provider for the global financial industry, has formed a strategic partnership with Lukka, a blockchain-native software and data services company, to include Lukka Reference Data and Lukka Prime into the growing portfolio of dxFeed specialised data products.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

Xignite, a provider of market data distribution and management solutions for financial services and technology companies, has launched Xignite Enterprise Microservices, a suite of cloud-native market data management services.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

Aegon Asset Management has appointed Anne Coupe as its Global Head of Consultant Relations & Global Financial Institutions.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

Integrated desktop solutions provider Glue42 has partnered with LodeStar Ecosystems, the fintech behind LodeBot, an AI-powered, personal digital assistant for brokers, traders and asset managers.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has been selected by Ardent Financial, a new FCA authorised Securities Dealer, to provide MiFID II and MAR compliance services.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

Cloud9 Technologies, a cloud-based communications firm, has integrated with SteelEye, a regulatory technology and data analytics provider, to offer the institutional marketplace an efficient solution to manage their regulatory and surveillance obligations for voice trade data.

Thu | 9 Jul 2020, 11:59

The Marlborough Group has expanded its global reach by registering its Ireland-domiciled UCITS fund of funds range with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) in the United Arab Emirates and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).