XcitekSolutionsPlus last month hired Steve Thoma as senior client administrator within the client services team in Birmingham, AL., to provide production support and implementation of XSP within North America. Thoma was previously corporate action reorganization manager at Fifth Third Bank, and corporate action specialist at Bank One Trust. Further expansion in Birmingham, New York and London is expected.
An asset manager’s ability to successfully execute on business transformation plans can make the difference between thriving and barely surviving in today’s competitive, digitally connected and regulatory-constrained environment. The more progressive buy-side firms are embarking on business transformation programmes that range from expansion across asset classes or geographies, introduction of new products, digital transformation to...
A new entrant to the energy derivatives landscape is preparing to test whether modern trading infrastructure can reshape how energy risk is managed. Sphinx, a startup exchange operator, is developing a platform designed for continuous trading and near-instant settlement in energy derivatives, initially targeting U.S. natural gas and electricity markets. The Sphinx Global Commodity Exchange...
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
Corporate actions has been a popular topic of discussion over the last few months, with the DTCC’s plans for XBRL and ISO interoperability, as well as the launch of Swift’s new self-testing service for corporate actions messaging, STaQS, among others. However, it has not been a good start to the year for many of the...
