Founded in 2005, EJF Capital focuses on investment opportunities in financial services, targeting all levels of the capital structure on both a long-only and long/short basis. Specifically, the firm’s strategy seeks out ideas stemming from regulatory and structural changes impacting
Trend-following hedge funds and managed futures strategies enjoyed a storming finish to what was ultimately a turbulent and unpredictable year for the sector, with Société Générale’s CTA indices ending 2020 in positive territory following strong December performances. SocGen’s main SG
ReSolve Asset Management has acquired Acorn Global Investments, an alternative investment manager specialising in managed futures and macro strategies. Acorn has approximately USD210 million in assets under management and has had a long-standing and close relationship with ReSolve. “We
Financial communications compliance provider NICE has integrated its Trading Recording System (NTR) on the Microsoft Teams platform to drive the digital transformation of financial services. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
The sudden and forced shift to remote working has served as an impetus for firms to transform their operations. Primarily, it has enabled the rise of more collaborative working methods, some of which will hopefully be embedded in future ways
Aon and eVestment have formed a strategic partnership to provide operational due diligence (ODD) research through the eVestment platform, recognising the need for more transparency and standardisation of ODD information.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
The idea that everyone would be working from home for an extended period of time was never truly contemplated in business continuity plans. But this is now expected to change in reaction to the current crisis. The experience over the
Bequant, a global digital assets services firm, has been granted in-principle approvals by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to operate both a prime brokerage and exchange.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
NRI has added a new function to I-STAR/CORE to cater for a new listed options trading method, Flexible Options. The new method was recently introduced by Osaka Exchange, on 25 June 2018. With Flexible Options trading, contract terms are negotiated
The flexibility of a digital platform is its single biggest advantage, but it also represents its greatest risk because if not configured correctly, it can be a huge security concern. Automating the configuration of a cloud platform can help mitigate
