TruValue Labs (TVL), a specialist in artificial intelligence-driven ESG (environmental, social, governance) risk and opportunity data, has made two senior appointments. Susan Lundquist, formerly head of product strategy, asset management at Thomson Reuters joins as chief marketing officer, while Eli
Investors around the world have had a strong appetite for event driven, Asia and emerging markets hedge funds, moving almost USD14 billion year-to-date (YTD) into these funds while overall investor redemptions from the hedge fund industry continue, according to the
Crux Informatics has closed a USD10 million Series A financing, led by Goldman Sachs Principal Strategic Investments (PSI) and other institutional investors. Crux helps companies reduce the effort and money spent acquiring, exploring and processing large amounts of data. The company
GAM has appointed Owen Job as investment manager to work on its absolute return fixed income team, with particular focus on macro themes. Owen has spent over 12 years in investment management, mainly within the macro strategy space. He joined
A majority of eight to three of the Supreme Court judges has found in favour of Gina Miller’s (pictured) campaign that the UK Government cannot trigger Article 50 to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union without an
Fintech provider, Gold-i and digital asset settlement firm, Zero Hash have launched a partnership to provide Prime of Primes, retail FX brokers and hedge funds with a centrally settled crypto offering and a cost-effective, efficient means of accessing cryptocurrency Liquidity
Triple Alpha, which is built on unique trading algorithms previously available only to hedge fund clients, is to launch an ICO and create a capital fund. The company says that an algorithm for picking the best stocks combined with a
Law firm Dechert has expanded its financial services practice in Hong Kong with the addition of Michael P Wong. Wong (pictured) joins the firm as a partner and was most recently at K&L Gates. “We are very pleased to
Nasdaq has reported record fourth quarter 2016 net revenues of USD599 million, up USD63 million or 12 per cent from USD536 million in the prior year period, driven primarily by a USD54 million positive impact from acquisitions. Organic growth in
By George Ralph, RFA – I’ve written before about the ways in which hedge funds can gain much needed competitive edge in order to stand out in this crowded marketplace, and there are a few key areas where firms can
