While the “fear gauge” that tracks market volatility has remained at elevated levels since the onset of the pandemic, those who allocate alternative investment dollars for large investors are showing no signs of skittishness, according to the Alternative Investment Allocator
MackeyRMS, a provider of SaaS-based research management software, and InsiderScore, a provider of actionable data and analytics on publicly traded companies, have expanded their executive team with the appointment of Andrew Robson as CEO of the combined business. Read the full
Essentia Analytics (Essentia), a provider of behavioural data analytics and consulting services for professional investors, has launched a series of workshops for investment professionals and asset management teams focusing on mitigating bias, improving decision making, and enhancing outcomes at an
Bernstein Research, the global sell side research arm of AllianceBernstein (AB), has officially rolled out a first-of-its-kind “Alphalytics” tool to better quantify and effectively measure the skillsets and value of the global asset management industry. Alphalytics, built upon proprietary Bernstein
The collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which is set to bring hefty losses to a number of exposed investment banks, has again thrown the spotlight onto outsized leverage held by hedge funds and investment managers, and raises renewed fears over
A new white paper from quantitative investment management firm Versor Investments, has revealed that the last time the valuation spread between value stocks and growth stocks was as extreme as it is now, was at the end of the technology
Hedge funds are “cautiously optimistic” on their growth prospects for the coming year, according to a new deep-dive industry study jointly published by the Alternative Investment Management Association, Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel.
By Joel Press, Press Management – In previous columns we have addressed the topic of Succession Planning in the context of factors to consider, and also the transition of leadership from a Founder to a named successor. Those discussions presumed that
Transaction Network Services (TNS) now offers traders access to market data at one of the world’s largest exchanges, B3, in Brazil. This new offering is the first Latin American exchange connection for TNS, which has comprehensive access to all the
A number of institutional participants and even some large cryptocurrency exchanges are relying on sub-par custody approaches when holding digital assets on behalf of clients, according to Opimas, with the company estimating that over USD190 billion worth of bitcoin is
