RSRCHXchange has added research veterans to its team a week after an initial round of fundraising from a unit of data giant NEX . The platform was created to allow fund managers and asset managers to exchange data as looming Mifid II regulations require the unbundling of banks ' research activities . It enables asset managers to use , purchase and monitor research , while tracking firm - wide activity . RSRCHXchange is the MiFID II compliant marketplace for institutional research, a purpose-built unbundling solution. The appointments are Adam Toms , CEO of investment broker Instinet ##s , Don Guiney , senior capital markets analyst at Freshfields , Michael McFadgen , managing director at Euclid Opportunities and Alan MacDonald , former head of international equity research at Nomura and head of global research at UBS .
RSRCHXchange has added research veterans to its team a week after an initial round of fundraising from a unit of data giant NEX . The platform was created to allow fund managers and asset managers to exchange data as looming Mifid II regulations require the unbundling of banks ' research activities . It enables asset managers to use , purchase and monitor research , while tracking firm - wide activity . The appointments are Adam Toms , CEO of investment broker Instinet ##s , Don Guiney , senior capital markets analyst at Freshfields , Michael McFadgen , managing director at Euclid Opportunities and Alan MacDonald , former head of international equity research at Nomura and head of global research at UBS .