Hedge fund redemptions continued to decline from their Covid-19 pandemic-fuelled peak of USD85.6 billion in March. Net redemptions in May were USD8.0 billion, 0.3 per cent of industry assets, according to the Barclay Fund Flow Indicator published by BarclayHedge, a
In his latest monthly blog, Joel Press, formerly a senior partner and Head of the Global Hedge Fund Practice at Ernst & Young, and a leading voice on hedge fund operations and co-ordination services, looks at how social distancing might
In a recent white paper entitled Evolution in Asset Management, SEI pointed out that 70 per cent of US fund managers are currently looking to deploy advanced analytics in the front-office. The field of data science and machine learning-based data
Asset managers and investment funds have largely remained “operationally resilient” during the coronavirus crisis, but depressed asset volumes along with closer scrutiny of leverage and short-selling remain key issues for the sector during the ongoing pandemic, according to a new
Epsilon Asset Management (“Epsilon”), a quantitative asset management firm that pursues bottom-up stock-selection alpha through a data science investment approach, today announced the findings of its new report, “Hedge Fund Alpha and their Best Ideas”. Hedge fund “Best Ideas” have not
Qunathouse is partnering with EliData to integrate 145 exchange data feeds into EliData’s Smart Order Router (SOR) delivering arbitrage and execution capabilities.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
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
