Portfolios that include managed futures funds perform better and reduce more risk than those without them, according to research published by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). The paper, which is about commodity trading advisers (CTAs) and managed futures funds
Research from TeleWare reveals that just 42 per cent of senior decision makers are confident in their firm’s knowledge of MiFID II requirements. Although only 99 days away, worryingly more than half (54 per cent) believe more education is needed
OP Investment Management (OPIM), a member of the Oriental Patron Financial Group, has made a strategic investment in Fundseeder Holdings (Fundseeder), an emerging financial software company located in Florida, United States. OPIM is a leading hedge fund structuring and incubation
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has joined EY’s Fast Growth Platform, which provides a unique suite of services and support to drive the development of fast-growing tech companies. This will help SteelEye expand its capabilities and enhance
New research from NPL, the UK’s National Measurement Institute, has shown a lack of awareness in the UK financial services sector around the new European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) ahead of its imminent deadline, and many firms
SIX Swiss Exchange has joined the xyt hub to provide high quality tick data to its trading participants, enabling them to develop, evaluate and backtest new trading and execution strategies while providing greater transparency over trading activity. Connected to more
Northern Trust has released a white paper outlining key steps investment managers and investors can take to potentially achieve greater transparency in alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and natural resources. The paper, ‘Alts Transparency:
Trade Informatics, a provider of quantitative analytics and systematic trading solutions to institutional asset managers, has released the latest addition to its product suite – Peer Analysis. The buy-side has come to rely on peer reporting to benchmark themselves relative
First Derivatives (FD) has launched a raft of initiatives to put machine learning (ML) capabilities at the heart of future development for the Group’s Kx technology, in direct response to increasing interest from current and potential customers. The new measures
Markov Processes International (MPI), a provider of investment research, analysis and reporting solutions for the global wealth and asset management industry, has released of Stylus Pro Version 11.3. The new release introduces Stylus Workspace, a quantitative research framework for the
