It is rare one can apply the term ‘innovative’ in financial markets with any real conviction, but it absolutely holds true for Aurum Fund Management Ltd (Aurum), a Bermudan fund-of-funds manager with a commitment to environmental conservationism and sustainability.

QuantConnect has announced the winners of its innovative Alpha Five competition, which started in October 2019 and saw a sponsoring hedge fund solicit “designer” alphas from the crowd. 

As the title of this article suggests, evaluating hedge fund performance over the last decade can be a little awkward, and give rise to a variety of opposing viewpoints. In that sense, it should make for a fascinating panel discussion at ABN AMRO Clearing’s Amsterdam Investor Forum (AIF) 2020, which takes place at the bank’s headquarters in Amsterdam on 5 February.

FIX Trading Community, a non-profit, industry-driven standards body for global financial trading, is too hold the FIX EMEA Trading Conference on 12 March 2020.

Next year marks the ninth edition of ABN AMRO Clearing’s Amsterdam Investor Forum, which promises to be as engaging as ever. As with prior events, the AIF 2020 will take place at ABN AMRO’s headquarters in Amsterdam but the date has been brought forward to 5 February. 

Given the current market uncertainty, start-up and emerging hedge fund managers must be clever in their choices when bringing a fund to market in 2020 and beyond. And this November, the inaugural Hedgeweek Emerging Manager Summit will provide a forum for managers to explore the challenges and opportunities they must consider en route to a successful launch…

The Hedgeweek and Sentieo webinar event, Using AI to supercharge equity research for alpha generation, explores the way that technologies such as natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI) can aid hedge fund equity analysts and portfolio managers in their research efforts to deliver alpha. Hedgeweek Editor, James Williams, sat down with Sentieo Co-Founder and CEO, Alap Shah and Voss Capital Analyst, Taylor Henderson to discuss how AI can help hedge fund equity analysts and managers in their investments.

High-tech supercar manufacturer McLaren’s London showroom provided an appropriate venue for the 30th anniversary celebrations of RFA, a company at the leading edge of high-performance IT, financial cloud and cyber-security services for the alternatives industry, and an outfit that is leading the race to success.