Institutional investors now have more than USD2.00 trillion invested in hedge funds, and more than 5,250 institutions – 45 per cent of the total institutional investor universe – actively invest in the asset class, according to Preqin. A small proportion
Abel Noser Holdings is acquiring Zeno Consulting Group, a provider of best execution analysis, regulatory and trade surveillance services. Zeno has over three decades of experience in helping asset owners manage and control equity, fixed income and FX trading
Cboe Global Markets’ Cboe DataShop has added Wall Street Horizon’s corporate event data to its range of offerings, aimed at providing customers with a more robust data offering and the tools to better leverage corporate event intelligence. Cboe DataShop customers now
big xyt, an independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, has added enhanced functionality on its Liquidity Cockpit dashboard, designed to provide greater transparency on over-the-counter (OTC) equities activity, including Systematic Internaliser (SI) transactions. The latest functionality, called
A shifting fiscal regime and strong sector dynamics are likely to bode well for Merger Arbitrage in 2018, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research team. The backdrop is favourable, with US assets ageing, digitalisation soaring,
Hedge fund launches exceeded liquidations in Q4 2017 for the second consecutive quarter, as total hedge fund industry capital began 2018 at a record USD3.21 trillion. An estimated 190 funds launched in Q4, up from 176 in 3Q and in
HSBC is to make an investment in Visible Alpha, an investment research technology firm founded by some of the world’s leading investment banks. Visible Alpha raised USD38 million in January with participation from new investors Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander, Exane
Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of global security corporate actions, pricing and reference data, has expanded its offering with the addition of Over the Counter (OTC) Data. EDI now offers a comprehensive suite of market data and security prices
Duco has launched Duco Cube Data Platform, an extension of the Duco Cube cloud-based normalisation and reconciliation system, which enables users to access up to ten years’ worth of results and exception data via a Hadoop-based big data infrastructure. Clients
The CFA Institute’s 2018 Brexit member survey reveals some signs of optimism about the impact of a post-Brexit world on the asset management industry, but challenges for UK investment management are anticipated. The latest survey reveals a degree of confidence
