Aberdeen Standard Investments is bullish on event driven merger arbitrage hedge funds amid a surge in deal volumes, while equity long/short and activist managers are also tipped to capitalise on the continued fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Acuity Analytics, parent company of financial technology firm Acuity Trading, has completed its first acquisition with the purchase of research firm Signal Centre, formerly PIA First. The sale, for an undisclosed sum, will see the fusion of analytical prowess and
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for March 2021 measured 2.49 per cent, up from 2.37 per cent in February. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator of 2.49 per cent for March 2021 reflects a favourable level of redemptions compared to
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) has selected Refinitiv, an LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) business, to publish its recommended spread adjustments and spread-adjusted rates for cash products, following a robust request for proposals (RFP) process.
The world’s first causal AI platform, created by deep-tech scaleup causaLens, is being leveraged by financial services companies, including Aviva Investors, 2IQ, TIAA, CLS Group and a raft of prominent hedge funds), to automatically extract valuable causal insights from financial
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has outlined a three-point plan to further harmonise derivatives trade reporting requirements and deliver against the objectives that were originally established by the Group of 20 (G20) at its historic 2009 summit in
OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, has released its new IvyDB Futures database with historical futures and futures option pricing data for listed US markets. IvyDB Futures offers clean historical data since
Hedge fund consultant PivotalPath has formed a new partnership with the Institute for Private Capital (IPC) which will provide academic researchers with a wealth of hedge fund industry information while still maintaining manager confidentiality. Going forward, researchers will no longer
A majority of investors now believe hedge funds are best placed to enhance the performance of a traditional 60/40 equities and bonds portfolio, with the prevailing rate environment driving a “sense of urgency” among allocators to tap into new sources
BidFX, a cloud-based provider of electronic FX trading solutions for institutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SGX Group, has launched BidFX Data and Analytics. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
