Over recent years, the continued popularity of passive funds has been a key factor in why hedge fund managers have seen their margins shrink, not to mention the increased costs of regulatory compliance. Many are looking to technology to improve
By Mike Canni, Opus Fund Services – Innovations such as self-driving cars and voice activated assistants, for example Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, are increasingly becoming the new norm. “Smart Automation” is increasingly becoming the focus for the technology industry.
One of the clearest manifestations of how fund managers have changed the way they work in recent times lies in mobility. A portfolio manager today is equally effective working from a sun lounger on vacation, or from the home office
Alternative data will likely transform active investment management over the next five years, according to a white paper by Deloitte. Those firms that do not update their investment processes within that timeframe could, they argue, face strategic risks. Alternative data is
Technology is becoming an important factor when hedge fund managers present their investment strategy to prospective investors. The more agile and sophisticated the technology infrastructure, the more appealing the manager will likely appear. And whereas in times past it would
The flexible deployment of technology using cloud-delivered solutions and hosted services is, in many ways, levelling the playing field with asset management. Historically, using the best systems in large, sophisticated IT architectures to support complex trading strategies was the preserve
Sucden Financial, a global multi-asset execution, clearing and liquidity provider, has launched its TY3 (Tokyo) matching engine, in conjunction with FlexTrade Systems.The new matching engine targets Asia-Pacific clients, providing a significant reduction in cross-region latency and an overall enhanced experience,
Confluence Technologies has unveiled a new fully integrated business model following the completion of its integration of the former StatPro Group.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Technology innovation continues to develop at an astonishing pace. And for those hedge fund managers in active fund raising mode, the ability to demonstrate superior reporting, data management, and performance attribution skills with the latest technologies is becoming a serious
AI-driven data analytics platform FeedStock’s Connector offering has achieved Red Hat Container certification.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
