With cloud-based processing and data storage being embraced by hedge funds and fast becoming the norm, there are enormous opportunites to be harnessed. Derivitec has turned to Microsoft’s hybrid offering – Windows Server 2012 & Windows Azure. Here, Derivitec’s George
BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services has launched a service that independently validates a hedge fund’s position records to third parties and verifies the pricing of that fund’s securities. The new service provides fund managers and their investors with greater transparency
The threat of cyberattacks is growing within the hedge fund community, requiring managers to put in place policies and procedures that address the cybersecurity risks unique to their firm. This goes beyond merely acquiring technology and hoping for the best.
Gravitas, a technology solutions provider and business consultant to the alternative investment and financial services industries, has released the first suite of cloud services designed exclusively for alternative asset management firms. Gravitas’ cloud computing service provides virtual server hosting at
CME Group, LOOP and NEO Market are teaming up to develop the first-ever physically delivered crude oil storage futures contract. The new LOOP Crude Oil Storage futures contract will begin trading on Sunday, 29 March, 2015, for trade date Monday,
Gravitas has improved its Cybersecurity Threat Management Service offering with upgrades to its Information Security Practices. Gravitas hired Omar McKenzie as Chief Information Security Officer to lead this initiative, a new position designed to ensure the protection and integrity of
Sybase, a provider of enterprise and mobile software, and Siag Risk Management, a provider of investment portfolio risk management solutions, have formed a partnership to provide financial institutions with real time, on demand and intra-day visibility of investment portfolio risk.
London-based alternative investment manager Astellon Capital Partners has selected the Eze Private Cloud for all of its IT needs. Established in 2011, Astellon focuses on European event-driven value-investing with a particular focus on German-speaking countries. Davi Vieira, head of operations
Eze Castle Integration is expanding its collaboration with SunGard to provide the global hedge fund industry greater access to trading counterparties. UK-based firms will now have direct access to the SunGard Global Network (SGN) which connects with 150 trading venues
Quantitative analytics firm Trade Informatics has launched TI Fact, a routing analysis technology that eliminates the agency information advantage, thereby levelling the field for buy-side institutions and asset managers. TI Fact provides millisecond analysis, assisting clients in spotting and reacting
