New hedge fund launches increased for the second consecutive quarter in Q2, with launches through mid-year 2019 on a pace that could see the industry top launches from calendar year 2018. Launches totalled an estimated 153 in Q2 2019, bringing
Crypto Craft, a website that provides market information to cryptocurrency traders, has launched a news feed that breaks market-moving news for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero, Dash, and other decentralised coins. The news feed is the first of its kind in
Investors redeemed an estimated USD6.51 billion from the global hedge funds business in August 2019, bringing year-to-date (YTD) flows to a negative USD63.61 billion, according to the August 2019 eVestment Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report. Performance also reduced assets as
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has added to its market data portfolio by becoming a Vendor of Record for Euronext Derivatives Market Data. TNS’ new fully managed Euronext Derivatives Market Data service allows financial market participants to lower the cost of
BNY Mellon has expanded the firm’s ESG Analytics offering by integrating fixed income scoring for corporate bonds. BNY Mellon clients now have the ability to view environmental, social and governance (ESG) and United Nations Global Compact (GC) scores on equities
IHS Markit, a specialist in information, analytics and solutions, has acquired DeriveXperts, a provider of valuation services for OTC derivatives and other complex financial securities. The acquisition complements and enhances the existing derivatives data and valuations businesses at IHS Markit.
eVestment, a specialist in institutional investment data and analytics, has appointed Jean-Philippe (JP) Quittot as Managing Director – Head of EMEA based out of the firm’s London office. Quittot has been with eVestment for over 10 years, initially joining as
Acknowledging the growing potential for future disruptions to critical business services that could create market instability, a new white paper from The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has called for establishing business resilience as an industry-wide priority. In the
Charles River Development is collaborating with MSCI to integrate MSCI Analytics capabilities with Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS). Charles River clients will be able to use MSCI’s portfolio and risk analytics, enabling access to MSCI’s industry-leading capabilities
Suburbia, a technology company specialising in alternative data solutions, today launched its first-ever offering that leverages millions of anonymised transactions across Europe to provide predictive insights into consumer goods companies. A multi-source platform with granular insights into brand performance, it
