Qontigo, a provider of risk, analytics and index solutions, has introduced a Carbon Emission Price factor within the Axioma Worldwide Macroeconomic Projection Equity Factor Risk Model (Macro Projection Model). Designed to capture the investment risk of a global, regional or
Singapore continues to make significant efforts to further promote the appeal of the Lion City to hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investment managers, and it seems that its strategy is working. In 2020, Singapore’s asset management industry grew
By Kristina West – The management company concept was first created to provide assurance of good governance and control with self-managed fund entities and vehicles. As funds proliferated and as the industry matured, the management company concept was born as
Similarweb, a digital intelligence company, has been named the Best Alternative Data Provider in the Hedgeweek Americas 2021 Awards. This is a first-time nomination and win for Similarweb, which earned the award for its Investor Intelligence service, launched in late
Exabel, a data and analytics platform for investment teams, is partnering with ExtractAlpha to deliver a new insights platform for ExtractAlpha’s investment clients. The ExtractAlpha Intelligence Engine will give portfolio managers and hedge funds additional insights based on ExtractAlpha’s diverse
CME Group has reported its October 2021 market statistics, showing average daily volume (ADV) increased 32 per cent to 20.4 million contracts during the month. Erik Norland, Senior Economist, CME Group, says: “Amid continued supply chain disruptions, rising inflation and
As the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) begins in Glasgow this weekend, hedge fund managers remain evenly split over the incorporation of ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors and sustainability metrics into their investment processes, according to a new
Pico, a provider of technology, data and analytic services for the financial markets community, has enhanced its Corvil Analytics offering for electronic financial markets with the launch of a new flagship appliance, the Corvil 10000. In today’s competitive, complex and
The hedge fund industry continued to attract new assets in August with USD30.5 billion in inflows. August’s inflows represented 0.69 per cent of industry assets, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions.
The recent steady flow of new investor capital into hedge funds this year could be showing signs of slowing down, with less than half of managers (44 per cent) seeing positive inflows in September, according to new eVestment research. Overall,
