Security concerns will always occupy the thoughts of any hedge fund COO, given the extent to which the cyber threat landscape has evolved in recent times. This can present a challenge when determining how much IT budget should be allocated
The ability to properly scale and build AUM for long-term success should be top of mind for any hedge fund manager. Luckily, thanks to incredible advances in technology over recent years – particularly in relation to cloud-based platforms – efficient
One of the key benefits of the platform-as-a-service model is that it gives smaller and emerging hedge funds the chance to utilise industrial-strength technology tools and applications that are commonly afforded to only the industry’s largest management groups.
Active asset manager J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has selected FactSet as its investment risk management and reporting solution. FactSet has been expanding its multi-asset class solutions for more than 20 years. With the recent launch of FactSet’s linear
The financial services industry’s top priority for AI applications is data mining, according to the second annual AI Outlook Survey from Broadridge Financial Solutions. The survey, which explores the state of AI adoption and readiness among US financial services companies,
End to end systematic trading solutions firm, QuantHouse, has added Jane Street Financial’s systematic internaliser (SI) to its qh API Ecosystem. Liquidity provider Jane Street trades USD5.6 trillion across equities, ETFs and options. The firm commits its own capital and
IHS Markit’s ClearPar service is now delivering syndicated loan trade settlement and trade funding information directly to custody systems using electronic messaging. The advance improves accuracy at custodians and reduces the risk of penalties that arise when buyers are late
Volante Technologies, a global provider of software to accelerate digital transformation and modernisation, is providing end-to-end SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) instant payments processing as an on-demand managed service on Microsoft Azure. Volante’s SEPA Instant Payments as a service will provide
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are to collaborate and support innovative firms through each other’s financial technology (FinTech) initiatives – LabCFTC and FCA Innovate. “The FCA’s Project Innovate is the gold
Fintech company Finbourne has launched the LUSID Early Access Program aimed at a wide range of investment industry players including hedge funds, custodian, small funds and multinational investment institutions. LUSID is an investment data platform which aims to allow users
