PortfolioScience, a provider of on-demand risk management systems, has launched a Factor Index Construction Toolset via the company's RiskAPI Enterprise platform, which allows users to dynamically construct factor indices based on dozens of fundamental, technical and statistical metrics. In addition
Global funds transaction network Calastone has migrated the technology underpinning its Distributed Market Infrastucture to a blockchain-enabled system. The migration of Calastone’s global network of more than 1,800 customers across 41 markets represents the largest community of global financial services
Brummer & Partners, the Stockholm-based multi-strategy hedge fund firm, has seen its flagship vehicle advance further on the back of strong stock market gains in August, with equity, credit and fixed income funds all in positive territory. The Brummer Multi-Strategy
Capita Asset Services has appointed Andrea Lennon as head of business development of its Irish funds business. Lennon (pictured) joins Capita Asset Services from BNY Mellon, where she spent the last eight years working in both relationship and business development
Commissioner J Christopher Giancarlo has been named as acting chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Giancarlo (pictured) joined the CFTC on 16 June 2014 after being unanimously confirmed by the US Senate on 3 June 2014, to
Value Partners Ireland Fund Plc, an Irish UCITS umbrella serviced by HSBC, has been approved to commence investing in China via the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. On 5 December 2016, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong
HFR’s latest report finds that total hedge fund industry capital rose for the third consecutive quarter, surpassing the USD3 trillion milestone for the first time. Total assets increased by USD46.8 billion in 4Q16, ending the year at USD3.02 trillion, the
AGF Investments has launched AGFiQ Asset Management (AGFiQ), a quantitative investment platform powered by a multi-disciplined team that combines investment professionals across AGF and its affiliates from Highstreet Asset Management and FFCM. "Innovation has always been at the heart of
Risk management comes in many forms for private equity and alternative investment firms, with a wide range of scenarios to consider including: account technology risk; third party and supply chain risk; fraud and misconduct risk; cyber risk; compliance risk; and
Hedge Funds extended their winning streak to 12 months with a 0.96 per cent gain in October, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index. The index is up 8.31 per cent for the year and has gained 10.40 per cent
