FTSE Group has collaborated with Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, Nigeria’s largest pension fund, on the development of the FTSE Nigeria Investable Pension Fund (IPF) Benchmark.
S&P; Capital IQ, a business unit of McGraw Hill Financial, has announced the availability of expanded research and data from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on its proprietary research platform.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) has gone live with Eagle Investment Systems’ data management solution to support its EMEA operations.
Beltone Financial, a regional investment bank headquartered in Egypt, has become the first market maker on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), providing liquidity on the bourse’s recently launched Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) that tracks the EGX30 index called XTMisr.
Parametric Portfolio Associates, a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., with more than $136.5bn client assets under management, has selected the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index as the benchmark for their Parametric Emerging Markets Small Cap strategy.
GMEX Technologies, part of the Global Markets Exchange Group International (GMEX Group) and Avenir Technology, the UK based post-trade software firm, have partnered with the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE).
Alexander Forbes, South Africa’s largest pension fund administrator, has revealed its plans on making acquisitions in Tanzania and Ghana later this year.
PTA Bank has appointed Imara Fiduciary as the security agent to facilitate the extension of a $70m loan to PPC Zimbabwe to fund the construction of a new cement factory in Harare.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has launched the ECA Country Profiles, which are set to become key data and forecasting tools for Africa.
Concerto Financial Solutions, an independent provider of capital market indices and data, has announced it will include local currency government bonds from Côte d’Ivoire in its African Bond Index series (CABI).
MSCI, a provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, and The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), have cooperated to develop and market a co-branded family of indexes for the Nigerian equity markets.
Norton Rose Fulbright, a global legal practice, has expanded its footprint in Africa by agreeing strategic alliances with leading law firms Shonubi Musoke & Co Advocates in Uganda, and Gill, Godlonton & Gerrans in Zimbabwe.
Interactive Data, a global provider of managed ultra-low latency technology and market data feed services designed to facilitate electronic trading, has partnered with GlobalRisk, a provider of real-time risk management and trade support software.
Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, has launched Morningstar Investment Management South Africa, an investment management business in Cape Town.
