More than half of hedge fund managers are now using alternative data to gain a competitive edge, according to a wide-ranging new study into alt data trends by the Alternative Investment Management Association and fund services provider SS&C. The report,
Muzinich & Co’s Clint Comeux, portfolio manager, and Carl DeMuth, senior energy analyst, look at what the oil price correction can mean for energy credits…
Scorable has launched a second product to enhance the scope and accuracy of its credit risk analysis, helping fixed-income managers make better investment decisions. The company’s innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solution enables asset managers to monitor corporate bonds and credit spreads
The global hedge fund industry is currently facing a number of headwinds, from fee pressure, increased redemptions and liquidations, to the decreasing new fund launches as investors around the world look towards defensive strategies, according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com. But
Hedge fund managers were down 6.00 per cent in March, outperforming global equities which languished 13.99 per cent over escalating COVID-19 outbreak concerns. Around 80 per cent of the hedge fund managers tracked by Eurekahedge were able to outperform the global
Ampersand Portfolio Solutions has published a new white paper in its series entitled ‘Looking Under the Hood’. The latest paper provides an in-depth look at the details associated with structuring overlays as a way to hedge equity-related risk. In prior
The SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2020 measured 3.02 per cent, up from 3.11 per cent in March.“SS&C GlobeOp’s Forward Redemption Indicator for April 2020 was 3.02 per cent, up somewhat from the 2.51 per cent reported for the same
The market rebound since 23 March has fuelled strategies with a higher market beta such as Special Situations (+3.8 per cent) and Directional L/S (+1.7 per cent), according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. The former
March was as much a liquidity crisis as it was a response to the economic impact (actual and presumed) of Covid-19, according to new research by bfinance’s Diversifying Strategies team, headed by Dr Toby Goodworth, into the performance of several
SS&C Technologies Holdings has launched Advent TransPort, a solution for customising custodial data for the company’s hedge fund and investment manager clients.The latest addition to Advent Data Solutions enables clients to apply custom rules and logic to standard custodial data
