TORA, a provider of a cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS), has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven pre-trade transaction cost analysis (TCA) solution designed to help firms meet the stricter best execution requirements imposed by MiFID II. TORA’s new
The prospect of remote working becoming the “new normal” amid the likelihood of renewed Covid-19 lockdowns is driving investment managers of all sizes and strategies to re-evaluate their operational infrastructure and business practices in light of this year’s unprecedented events,
Asset managers should focus on addressing regulatory and governance issue or risk missing out on mandates, according to Bill Prew of INDOS Financial.
CTA funds posted a 1.59 per cent return in June, according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Index has gained 3.84 per cent through June. “Recession fears coupled with market anticipation of Fed loosening rallied prices
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and Alternative Credit Council (ACC) have welcomed the publication by the European Commission (EC) of the Capital Markets Union for people and businesses-new action plan (the CMU Action Plan). AIMA and ACC say their
Investors continued to add more money to hedge funds last month – after pouring more than USD9 billion into the industry in July – as the sector recovers from a bruising four-month run of withdrawals and allocators drift back to the sector,
Pierre-Henri Flamand, Man GLG’s CIO emeritus and hedge fund industry veteran, says the huge economic stimulus from governments to combat the coronavirus crisis is fuelling the threat of inflation, and is warning investors to “be vigilant rather than to relax”.
European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services (Knowledge Services), a provider of bespoke research, analytics and automation technology to the financial services sector, from Moody’s Corporation. Established in 2014 through the
causaLens, a deep-tech company predicting and optimising the global economy, has released the World’s first causal Artificial Intelligence (causal AI) enterprise platform. causaLens says its platform defines a new category of machine intelligence and that its next generation AI engine harnesses
The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 1.83 per cent in June, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.84 per cent, according to the July2019 edition of the Eurekahedge report. Roughly 24.7 per cent of the hedge fund managers comprising the
