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PortfolioScience, a provider of on-demand risk management systems, has launched a Factor Index Construction Toolset via the company's RiskAPI Enterprise platform, which allows users to dynamically construct factor indices based on dozens of fundamental, technical and statistical metrics. In addition to several highly customisable index construction methodologies, the system also provides detailed index constituent quantile analysis, allowing users to inspect and understand constituent behaviour and contribution to construction, valuation, and historical performance.   "The RiskAPI factor index toolset allows users to fully control the valuation and construction process of factor indexes critical to exposure analysis," says Ittai Korin, PortfolioScience's founder
Lightspeed Institutional, a division of Lightspeed Trading, is broadening its offering to institutional traders by launching a new prime brokerage division. As part of this launch, Lightspeed has added senior staff to help meet the needs of its small to mid-size hedge fund clients.   Lightspeed Trading has an agency trading desk and technology offering. It is now broadening its reach to the institutional market with products and services for the established as well as the start-up hedge fund by launching its prime brokerage division.   Lightspeed Institutional has appointed Craig Aronoff as executive vice president of prime brokerage services.
Value Partners Ireland Fund Plc, an Irish UCITS umbrella serviced by HSBC, has been approved to commence investing in China via the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. On 5 December 2016, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong launched the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme, enabling mutual market access between China and Hong Kong.   Since then, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has been actively reviewing the legal and operational regime supporting Stock Connect and the market infrastructure through which China-A shares are acquired and held.   HSBC has worked closely with the CBI in respect
AGF Investments has launched AGFiQ Asset Management (AGFiQ), a quantitative investment platform powered by a multi-disciplined team that combines investment professionals across AGF and its affiliates from Highstreet Asset Management and FFCM. "Innovation has always been at the heart of AGF, dating back to our founders 60 years ago. We were built on the principles of creating a company that was innovative, focused on clients and driven by superior investment management," says Blake C Goldring, chairman and chief executive officer, AGF Management. "The launch of AGFiQ and our offering of ETF solutions is yet another milestone in our commitment to
Chicago-based RJ O'Brien & Associates (RJO) has promoted Thomas Texier to the new role of managing director of its London-based affiliate, RJ O'Brien Limited (RJO Limited).  Texier, who has served as chief operating officer of RJO Limited since the Chicago-based parent firm acquired The Kyte Group in March 2015, has more than 20 years of management experience in the industry, including 13 years at Kyte and five at Societe Generale.   Gerald Corcoran, RJO chairman and chief executive officer, says: "I've spent extensive time over the past six months in our London office with the goal of ensuring that we
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is offering an improved service to its Iberian members with the opening of a new office in Madrid. Brigitte Caboulet, who has played a key role in the recent rapid growth of EEX market share in Spain, will be joined by Alvaro Reyes Diaz in servicing the local market needs.    Steffen Köhler (pictured), chief operating officer of EEX, says: “When it comes to traded volumes, Spain is now our fourth-biggest market after Germany, Italy and France. Therefore, it is important for us to stay in close contact with the market participants and to extend
Fund management company and alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) FundRock Management Company has opened an office in Dublin, which will be headed up by Ross Thomson. Thomson has nearly 20 years of fund industry experience in Luxembourg and Canada.   FundRock has also made two initial hires from the Dublin market in order to strengthen its local presence, knowledge and relationships.   Following the market uncertainty created in the investment management sector post-Brexit, FundRock is opening an Irish office to service its clients’ needs and capitalise on the significant rise in UK-based deal flows.   Revel Wood (pictured), CEO of
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) acting chairman J Christopher Giancarlo has appointed Amir Zaidi to lead the division of market oversight (DMO). In addition, Vincent McGonagle has been appointed as the acting director for the division of enforcement (DOE), while Jeffrey Bandman will step down from his role as acting director of the division of clearing and risk (DCR) to become an adviser on issues related to financial technology. John Lawton, a 36-year employee of the commission, has taken over as acting director of DCR.   Giancarlo says: “During my time at the CFTC, I have been impressed by
The alternatives industry grew solidly in 2016 across all segments and factors tracked by Convergence. The firm measures the overall health of the industry by analysing changes it observes in 17,500-plus advisers, 53,000-plus private funds and 6,000-plus service providers.   According to Convergence’s Q4 2016 update, more advisers and managers were formed who in turn hired more people and launched more funds. The number of service providers servicing the industry grew and the number of regulatory actions increased as well.   Hedge funds “noise” garnered the most negative attention this year as a series of high profile closures, scandals and performance
Mercury Capital Advisors has launched Mercury iFunds, an end-to-end, digital solution offering RIAs, family offices and other wealth advisers a broad range of alternative investments across the liquidity spectrum. The mobile-responsive fintech platform of curated institutional-quality offerings is the only digital platform operated by a global capital intermediary having relationships with over 2,500 of the largest institutions in the world including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies and endowments.   Mercury is now providing the RIA community, family offices, and other wealth advisers transparent institutional pricing and exclusive access to alternatives across 18 different investment categories.   An investment

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