
Hedgeweek interview with Dean Schaffer
Hedgeweek® spoke with Dean Schaffer, CEO of Lightkeeper, a data provider that transforms investment data into high value intelligence.

Hedgeweek® spoke with Dean Schaffer, CEO of Lightkeeper, a data provider that transforms investment data into high value intelligence.
McKay Brothers and Quincy Data have introduced new connectivity and market data services linking major US futures exchanges with key trading hubs in Sydney, aiming to enhance cross-market price discovery between North America and Australia.
Global markets operator and equity derivatives specialist Cboe Global Markets, Inc has submitted a proposal to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch near 24×5 US equities trading on its Cboe EDGX Equities Exchange (EDGX).

Vinod Paul, President, Align Managed Services – Cloud Services Provider of the Year at the Hedgeweek USA Awards 2025 – outlines what sets the company apart from competitors and how it is helping clients meet current challenges and opportunities.
Linedata, a solutions for hedge funds, asset managers, professionals, has launched Linedata Mosaic, a new workflow-unification platform designed to modernise front-office operations for traders and portfolio managers.
Qomply, a regulatory technology firm, has launched a new Hong Kong office, expanding its presence in Asia Pacific, as transaction reporting requirements are changing across the region, and supervisory scrutiny is becoming increasingly data led.

Something shifted in the hedge fund industry’s collective mindset over the past 12 months. According to the Hedgeweek® Q1 2026 Global Outlook Survey of more than 100 hedge fund managers, 41% now rank AI integration into their investment processes as
SimCorp has launched the Axioma Factor Library Suite, combining fundamental, technical and macroeconomic factors into a unified data resource allowing hedge funds, systematic investors, and asset managers to accelerate customised strategy development.
Bloomberg has expanded its Real-Time News Feeds to allow clients to customise subscriptions, delivering machine-readable news content enriched with advanced analytics, proprietary sentiment models, and granular metadata tagging.
Trading Technologies International (TT), a provider of end-to-end trading technology to Tier 1 banks, brokerages and hedge funds, is to provide clients with direct connectivity to the National Stock Exchange of India in 2026.