Risk analytics provider Measurisk, an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services, has entered into an agreement to make its risk transparency information available to clients of Aksia, an independent hedge fund research and advisory firm headquartered in New York.
Measurisk models the full positions of over 1,000 hedge funds, making it the largest position-based hedge fund analytical platform in the industry.
Jim Vos, chief executive of Aksia, says: “We are excited to now be able to offer position-based independent risk transparency to Aksia’s clients. Measurisk’s ability to price and model complex instruments including OTC derivatives, credit instruments and non-listed securities is the best in the industry. Its deep experience working through the on-boarding process with managers is unparalleled.”
Andrew Lapkin, president of Measurisk, says: “We are excited to be working with Aksia, one of the industry’s premier institutional hedge fund consultants. Aksia recognises the importance of risk information within the investment process, and their decision to use Measurisk is a testament to their focus on providing the highest level of solutions to their clients.”
