IHS Markit a business information provide to over 500 asset managers including more than 300 hedge funds, has appointed pricing and risk management specialist, Mark Findlay, as the Global Head of its Financial Risk Analytics business. Based in London, Findlay will
There are an estimated 445 alternative data providers in the funds industry, serving the needs of both traditional and alternative fund managers. This is, according to alternativedata.org, an industry that is projected to be worth USD350 billion in 2020. But
Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based portfolio and market analytical tools for investment professionals, is expanding its ESG factor analysis tool with the launch of Carbon Risk Ratings and emission data from Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG research,
Fund data management platform Kneip has named Hugues Delcourt as Chairman of the Board whilst founder and previous Chairman, Bob Kneip, moves into the role of Vice-Chairman.Delcourt brings with him a wealth of experience, with 30 years in the banking
Sloane Robinson, an International long/short equity manager with a focus on the Asian, Emerging and Frontier markets, has continued its deployment of the CommciseBUY research valuation platform. The Commcise functionality used by Sloane Robinson includes research budgeting and valuation; broker
Coleman Research, a global provider of primary research, has launched its Expert Relationship Management (ERM) platform, a SaaS offering that helps research providers and buy-side firms manage their interactions with industry experts. The cloud-based service offers a full solution to
IHS Markit is using advanced analytics to more than double the number of companies covered by its Dividend Forecasting service. The expanded global service covers an unparalleled 28,000 stocks in more than 90 markets, providing up to five years of
As the latest addition to Theorem’s expanding platform, PortfolioScience’s RiskAPI provides interactive, on-demand risk analysis for asset managers and hedge funds. Theorem Technologies’ SaaS platform streamlines post-trade workflows by delivering value-added tools and analytics that run on a consolidated dataset
CryptoCompare, a specialist in digital asset data, has launched a real-time order book product which will enable professional and enterprise clients to create predictive analytics to monitor exchange trading in real-time and anticipate sudden changes across trading activity, asset pricing,
The EQ Derivatives survey finds that alternative risk premia strategies have been adopted by innovative pension funds around the globe since the Global Financial Crisis, with assets invested in the strategies now poised to grow 35 per cent by 2019
