Listed energy and commodity derivatives markets experienced major liquidity issues during the February volatility while crypto derivatives remained liquid, a new report has found. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global bourses were sent into a tailspin with volatility not seen
Allianz Global Investors US (AGI US), the US hedge fund unit of German insurance giant Allianz, is to pay USD5.8 billion after pleading guilty to fraud over the collapse of its Structured Alpha funds in 2020.
Demand for aggregating financial information and internal research in one central location has been growing. As hedge fund analysts look to manage information overload and several disparate manual research processes, an overlay of AI-processing power and content can cut research
The coming years will set the scene for technology advancements and geographic growth as clients call for an innovative and competitive alternative to incumbent providers in the prime brokerage space. Given the current volatility and additional scrutiny, reliable providers are
James Alexander, Executive Director Although the move to digital platforms may have seemed daunting, especially for firms which historically relied on in-person meetings, the shift has proved positive in several instances and encouraged engagement and communication in ways which otherwise
Sagard NewGen has acquired a majority stake in Horizon Software – a speclialist in Market Making and Algo Trading Technology – alongside a management buy-out, to support expansion into new markets and strategic capabilities. Sagard NewGen will take over Capza’s
Umberto Borghesi, Strategist, Albemarle Asset Management A difficult market environment gives those managers able to differentiate themselves from an alpha perspective the opportunity to thrive. This also plays into the growing investor demand for high quality boutique managers, offering targeted strategies.
Apex Group is to acquire the fund services and third-party management company (Manco) business operations of Maitland International Holdings (Maitland), an international fund services provider.
Tower Research Capital, a global electronic market maker, has entered into an agreement to utilise the Torstone Technology’s platform for post-trade processing, globally, across all traded asset classes. Torstone’s post trade platform is a multi-entity, multi-asset cloud-based SaaS solution, which
Infini, a Hong Kong-based hedge fund is looking to recruit at least ten portfolio managers, according to a report by efinancialcareers. The multi-strategy fund’s current recruitment drive includes the appointment of a chief risk officer, who will join the firm
