New research by TORA, conducted in conjunction with Aite Group, has found that financial firms underestimate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and the costs their sell-side trading partners are absorbing on their behalf. Lifting the Curtain on OMS/EMS Total Cost
SmartStream Technologies, a financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions provider, has released a white paper informing financial institutions of the regulatory pressures imposed on intraday liquidity requirements. This has now moved beyond reporting positions to actively managing and controlling intraday
A report discussing trading speed, the macro infrastructure needed, how high-speed traders manage risk and profitability, and what buy-side investors can do to change this dynamic has been published by TABB Group. TABB Group founder and research chairman Larry Tabb,
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.
New academic research by Plato Investment Management’s Head of Long Short Strategies, Dr David Allen, has highlighted the need for investors to move beyond the traditional “bell-shaped” normal distribution assumption that underpins much of industry practice.Dr Allen’s research paper, titled
A new white paper from Hazeltree, a provider of integrated buy-side treasury management solutions, explores the trends and benefits of active treasury management and the increased interest among buy-side firms in implementing a formal treasury function. The paper analyses the
Quant CTA strategies posted the strongest gains in October according to hedge fund data from HFRI. All hedge funds posted strong gains in October, the firm says, and equity and fixed income strategies boosted returns to provide HFRI with its
Wall Street Horizon, the corporate events surveillance specialist, and MT Newswires have formed a partnership designed to help quantitative investors uncover new sources of alpha. Under the agreement, Wall Street Horizon will now be able to offer MT Newswires’ Live
A total of 11 new liquid alternative funds were launched in Q3 2017, including four equity hedge funds and one multi-strategy fund, according to Wilshire Funds Management’s Q3 2017 Liquid Alternatives Industry Monitor. Additionally, there were 13 liquidations. There
There has been a distinct shift of research budgets away from the top nine investment banks, according to an analysis of the readiness of asset managers for the research unbundling rules coming into effect in January 2018. The survey from
