SIGTech, a provider of next-gen quant trading technology for global investment managers, has announced that it has integrated with IHS Markit Data Lake. The integration facilitates access to over 1,500 proprietary datasets curated by IHS Markit, enabling quantitative fund managers
Pictet Alternative Advisors says China offers a “very conducive environment” for hedge fund managers, which has helped drive returns over the past year as markets there rebounded from the coronavirus outbreak.
An overwhelming majority (87 per cent) of capital markets investors are pursuing direct lending strategies though almost half (47 per cent) lack confidence in their ability to manage loss recoveries which could have serious implications if corporate defaults rise as
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc has announced that the SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2021 measured 2.46 per cent, down from 2.07 per cent in April. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 2.46 per cent for May 2021 represents a
The boom in online retail during Covid-19 is substantially reshaping the UK’s consumer sector, but Toscafund Asset Management’s Savvas Savouri believes e-commerce sales may peak sooner rather later as restrictions finally end. In a market commentary on Wednesday, Savouri –
In a drive to better serve its clients and increase transparency and understanding of private markets, Preqin — a specialist in alternative assets data, analytics and insights — has acquired Colmore, a private markets technology, services and administration business. Preqin
Digital asset investment products saw a fifth week of outflows totalling USD26 million, although the level of the outflows is lower than seen in either in May and June, according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Report from CoinShares.
Hedge funds’ nine-month consecutive run of positive returns has been halted, with managers ending last month in the red as market volatility and renewed uncertainty over the impact of coronavirus variants. Hedge Fund Research’s main industry-wide benchmark, the HFR Fund
Professional investors are forecasting increased volatility and trading across the foreign exchange markets, new global research from blockchain-based derivatives trading platform CloseCross shows.
Hedge fund managers in Europe need to focus on building closer partnerships with investors by providing additional services, according to the latest issue of The Cerulli Edge—Global Edition. Hedge fund managers have institutionalised their offerings in the past decade, but
