Sucden Financial, a global multi-asset execution, clearing and liquidity provider, has appointed Alan Burr for LME metals and options trading at its Hong Kong subsidiary.Sucden Financial says Burr’s appointment will help enhance the Hong Kong hub’s market making to add
Certain absolute return multi-asset strategies which offer all-weather return profiles have withstood the recent market turbulence, delivering “impressive” capital preservation which bodes well for future investor appetite, according to Bfinance. Multi-asset absolute return funds lost some 2.1 per cent on
RFA: Best Cyber-Security Service Provider – With the emergence of public cloud services from vendors like AWS and Azure, fund managers may be tempted to take a do-it-yourself approach to technology and cybersecurity systems. However, service providers warn against this tactic
In a context where risk assets bottomed on 23 March, most alternative strategies rebounded in recent weeks, according to the latest Weekly Brief from Lyxor’s Cross Asset Research Team.Global Macro and Event-Driven strategies benefitted the most from the fall in
Red Swan Risk is enhancing its multi-asset class portfolio risk management solution, RiskON, through Asset Control’s managed service offering, PaSSPort, to provide a ‘seamless data experience’ to its clients. The collaboration between the two companies will provide asset managers with a
A number of hedge fund strategies, including discretionary macro managers and specialist technology and healthcare-focused equity long/short funds, have taken profits in the first half of 2020, as the wider industry continues to claw back losses following the bedlam that
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for May 2018 measured 1.57 per cent, while hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.52 per cent in June. “SS&C GlobeOp’s Capital Movement Index for June
Cassini Systems, a provider of pre- and post-trade margin analytics for derivatives market participants, has entered into a new initial margin (IM) partnership with AcadiaSoft Inc, a provider of risk and collateral management services for the non-cleared derivatives community. Under the
Centaur Fund Services, an independent fund administrator, has expanded its US footprint with the opening of a new office in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. This expansion is in response to the growing demand for independent fund administration solutions from North
SS&C Advent: Best Managed Accounts Software Provider – As investment in alternative assets continues to rise, asset managers’ needs for technology, hosting and services are also increasing. The alternative investment arena requires specialist skills, and as the regulatory pressure for transparency
