OKX and Komainu have announced an expansion of their partnership to offer institutional clients an enhanced off-exchange custody solution, further boosting the security of their digital assets.
Aon plc has announced that it has taken on an additional GBP3.5 billion in assets under management (AUM) with three new clients for its outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) service in the UK. This takes the AUM of the EMEA delegated consulting business to over GBP29 billion, and globally to GBP144 billion (as of 30 September 2024).
Allianz X today announced a joint venture with AlTi Global, Inc, enabling it to form a strategic partnership with Allianz Global Investors to create a private markets offering for the UHNW wealth segment.
Preqin has published its Hedge Funds Q3 2024: Preqin Quarterly Update report which shows that Preqin’s All Hedge Fund Index was up 3.48 per cent (by net return) in Q3 2024, up from a 0.39 per cent uptick in Q2 2024.
Payden & Rygel has announced the launch of Payden Global Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund. Seeded with USD50 million, the new UCITS fund predominantly invests in investment grade corporate securities , combining top-down analysis of the investment environment with fundamental issuer research to identify securities offering attractive risk/return profiles.
Aviva Investors has announced it has launched a Carbon Removal Fund which will provide institutional investors – including corporates, pension funds, insurers and local government pension schemes – with access to carbon removal solutions which aim to deliver investment returns, whilst also supporting their long-term net zero ambitions.
Franklin Templeton has announced that it is has received approval from Luxembourg regulator Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) to launch the first fully tokenised UCITS fund of its kind in Luxembourg.
As the overall level of market risk increases and hedge funds toughen their risk parameters, they will increasingly turn to third-party organisations for support on managing risk, with cost control and efficiency the key drivers for the shift, new global research by Beacon Platform Inc. shows.
Fears about the integrity and reliability of crucial corporate reporting data are weighing on the minds of finance leaders around the world, but hopes are rising that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may offer some much-needed answers, according to the 2024 EY Global Corporate Reporting Survey.
HLB has published its fifth annual Cybersecurity Report, writing that it provides crucial insights from over 600 senior IT professionals.
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